Solvent free hydroxylation of the methyl esters of <it>Blighia unijugata </it>seed oil in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium permanganate

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Extraction of oil from the seed of <it>Blighia unijugata </it>gave a yield of 50.82 ± 1.20% using hexane in a soxhlet extractor. The iodine and saponification values were 67.60 ± 0.80 g iodine/100 g and 239.20 ± 1.00 mg KOH/g respectively with C18:1 b...

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Main Authors: Adewuyi Adewale, Oderinde Rotimi A, Rao BVSK, Prasad RBN, Nalla M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-12-01
Series:Chemistry Central Journal
Online Access:http://journal.chemistrycentral.com/content/5/1/79