| Abstract: | Autoxidation of Saturated Fatty Acids V: The Attack of Oxygen Consumption and the Formation of Peroxides in the Oxidation of Lauric and Stearic Acids and their Methyl Esters No unsaturated compounds were found amongst the products of oxidation. Alkan-2-ones and alkanals containing one C-atom lesser than the fatty acid chain were identified as the primary products of degradation of the acids and esters. From the composition and periodic occurrence of the products of degradation, one can conclude that preferentially a β-oxidation takes place. The formation of alkanals having chain lengths shortened by one C-atom than the starting materials indicate the occurrence of α-oxidation as well, which, however, lags far behind the β-oxidation. |
