Journal of the American Chemical Society

Mechanism of organic reactions. I. The wandering of acyl groups in glycerol esters

H Hibbert, NM Carter

Index: Hibbert; Carter Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1929 , vol. 51, p. 1605,1609

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Abstract

Introduction Previous methods for the allocation of one or more free hydroxyl groups in derivatives of polyhydroxy compounds have often consisted in a primary esterification with an acid anhydride or halide, followed by selective hydrolysis, oxidation or degradation and, finally, identification of the resulting product as a substance of established constitution. An example of such a procedure is indicated in the following scheme