
%0 Journal Article
%A Kranz, ZH 
%A Lamberton, JA 
%A Murray, KE 
%A Redcliff, AH 
%T Studies in Waxes. XIX. The Stem Wax of the Grass <I>Leptochlona digitata</I>
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1961/06/01
%V 14
%N 2
%P 264-271
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9610264
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9610264 
%X The stem wax of the grass Leptochloa digitata (R.Br.) Domin. has been examined mainly by gas chromatographic methods. The wax after hydrolysis has been shown to consist largely of straight-chain acids (54%) and n-paraffin hydrocarbons (21%). Straight-chain alcohols and ketones are also present, along with other alcohols and ketones which were not examined.   A feature of the wax is the presence of small amounts of hydrocarbons with very long chains (2.5%) from which n-dohexacontane (C62H126) has been isolated and identified by its X-ray long spacing and melting point. 
