Synthesis of secondary ethers derived from meadowfoam oil

JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1021-1029

  Isbell, Terry A ^a   Mund, Melissa S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

5 Alkoxy; 5 eicosenoic acid; Branched chain alcohols; Esters; Fatty acids; Lewis acids; Meadowfoam; Mineral acids; Montmorillonite; Secondary ethers; Stabilized cations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032142036     PISSN: 0003021X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11746-998-0281-7     Document Type: Article

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