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| Title |
Solvent free hydroxylation of the methyl esters of Blighia unijugata seed oil in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium permanganate
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| Published in |
BMC Chemistry, December 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1752-153x-5-79 |
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| Authors |
Adewale Adewuyi, Rotimi A Oderinde, BVSK Rao, RBN Prasad, M Nalla |
| Abstract |
Extraction of oil from the seed of Blighia unijugata gave a yield of 50.82 ± 1.20% using hexane in a soxhlet extractor. The iodine and saponification values were 67.60 ± 0.80 g iodine/100 g and 239.20 ± 1.00 mg KOH/g respectively with C18:1 being the dominant fatty acid. Unsaturated methyl esters of Blighia unijugata which had been previously subjected to urea adduct complexation was used to synthesize methyl 9, 10-dihydroxyoctadecanoate via hydroxylation in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium permanganate (CTAP). The reaction was monitored and confirmed using FTIR and GC-MS. This study has revealed that oxidation reaction of mono unsaturated bonds using CTAP could be achieved under solvent free condition. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 67% |
| Germany | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Scientists | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 14 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 14 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 21% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 7% |
| Professor | 1 | 7% |
| Student > Bachelor | 1 | 7% |
| Student > Master | 1 | 7% |
| Other | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 6 | 43% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 4 | 29% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 7% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 1 | 7% |
| Engineering | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 7 | 50% |