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. 1966 Jul;1(4):263-7.
doi: 10.1007/BF02531613.

Stereochemistry of alpha-parinaric acid fromImpatiens edgeworthii seed oil

M O Bagby  1 , C R Smith Jr, I A Wolff
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Stereochemistry of alpha-parinaric acid fromImpatiens edgeworthii seed oil

M O Bagby et al. Lipids. 1966 Jul.

Abstract

alpha-Parinaric acid is a major constituent fatty acid (48%) fromImpatiens edgeworthii Hook F. seed oil. Partial hydrazine reduction of the tetraene gave products which permit defining the stereochemistry of alpha-parinaric acid. Its structure iscis-9,trans-11,trans-13,cis-15-octadecatetraenoic acid. The tetraene readily reacts with maleic anhydride to give the Diels-Alder product with notrans-unsaturation. The formation of this adduct is contrary to previous reports.

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