
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Anet, EFLJ 
T1  - Autoxidation of &#945;-Farnesene
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1969
VL  - 22
IS  - 11
SP  - 2403
EP  - 2410
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9692403 
N2  - &#945;-Farnesene rapidly autoxidizes at 1°, the primary monomeric products being conjugated triene hydroperoxides, namely (E,E)-1,5-dimethyl-1-(4- methylpent-3-enyl)hepta-2,4,6-trienyl hydroperoxide, with some of the (E,Z) isomer, and a mixture of the erythro and threo (E,E)-4-(1- hydroperoxy-1-methylethyl)-1-methyl-1-(4-methylhexa-1,3,5- trienyl)tetramethylene peroxide. The structures of these oxidation products were deduced largely from the p.m.r. spectra of alcohols obtained after reduction of the hydroperoxide groups. The mechanism of the autoxidation is discussed. 
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