Thermal decomposition of caffeic acid in model systems: Identification of novel tetraoxygenated phenylindan isomers and their stability in aqueous solution

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 898-905

  Stadler, Richard H ^a   Welti, Dieter H ^a   Stämpfli, Andreas A ^a,b   Fay, Laurent B ^a  

^a NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

^b CIBA GEIGY LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Caffeic acid; Hydrogen peroxide; Model system studies; Phenylindan isomers; Pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001062165     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf950411c     Document Type: Article

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