
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kranz, ZH 
A1  - Lamberton, JA 
A1  - Murray, KE 
A1  - Redcliff, AH 
T1  - Studies in Waxes. XIX. The Stem Wax of the Grass <I>Leptochlona digitata</I>
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1961
VL  - 14
IS  - 2
SP  - 264
EP  - 271
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9610264 
N2  - 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. 
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