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

• 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

<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 being the dominant fatty acid. Unsaturated methyl esters of <it>Blighia unijugata </it>which had been previously subjected to urea adduct complexation was used to synthesize methyl 9, 10-dihydroxyoctadecanoate via hydroxylation in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium permanganate (CTAP). The reaction was monitored and confirmed using FTIR and GC-MS. This study has revealed that oxidation reaction of mono unsaturated bonds using CTAP could be achieved under solvent free condition.</p>