Palmitoleate hydrogenation

Additionally, it should be observed that the thermal oxidability and oxidative polymerization of the unsaturated fatty acids follows the trend linolenic > linoleic > oleic > > palmitoleic (Martinenghi, 1963). The oxidation involves, as first step, the abstraction of a hydrogen atom in allylic position to the double bonds. Certainly, this process is favoured in the case of fatty acids with two or more unconjugated double bonds where the formation of a free radical by allylic hydrogen abstraction leads quite necessarily to double bonds slippage with formation of conjugated double bonds ... 

To elucidate the mechanism of homogeneous hydrogenation catalyzed by Fe(CO)s, kinetic studies were carried out with mixtures of unsaturated fatty esters containing a radioactive label. A C-labeled methyl octadecadienoate-Fe(CO)3 complex was prepared to serve as a catalytic intermediate. Hydrogenation of methyl oleate (m-9-octa-decenoate) and palmitoleate (cis-9-hexadecenoate) and of their mixtures with methyl linoleate was also studied to determine the selectivity of this system, the function of the diene-Fe(CO)3 complex, and the mechanism of homogeneous isomerization. Mixtures of reaction intermediates with a label helped achieve unique simulation of the kinetic data with an analog computer. 

Figure 3. Rate curves for hydrogenation of a mixture of methyl palmitoleate (Cjg) and linoleate (Cjg). Run 4, 0.1 M Fe(CO)s...

The ready hydrogenation and isomerization of methyl oleate and palmitoleate with Fe(CO)s confirm the results of Ogata and Misono (18) with monounsaturated aliphatic compounds. In the isomerization of monoolefins Manuel (15) suggested the occurrence of equilibria involving either 7r-olefin HFe(CO)3 and a-alkyl Fe(CO)3 complexes, or TT-olefin Fe(CO)3 and 7r-allyl HFe(CO)3 complexes. The formation of olefin-iron tetracarbonyl complexes has been reported (19). The reaction of butadiene and Fe2(CO)9 has been observed to lead to the formation of butadiene-Fe(CO)4 and butadiene-[Fe(CO)4]2 complexes in which one or both double bonds are pi-bonded to the iron (16). A mechanism involving both monoene-Fe(CO)4 (I) and allyl-HFe(CO)3 complexes (II) is postulated for the isomerization of methyl oleate (Scheme II) and for its homogeneous hydrogenation. 

Figure 7. Methyl esters of unsaturated fatty acids as resolved on the 25%-cyanopropyl-25%-phenyl methyl siloxane DB-225. Split Injection to a 30m x 0.25mm column coated with a 0.25 m bonded film, hydrogen carrier at 46cm/sec, isothermal at 200 °C. Components 1, 14 1 methyl myristoleate 2, 16 1 trans methyl palmite-laidate 3, 16 1 cis methyl palmitoleate 4, 18 1 trans methyl elaidate 5, 18 1 cis methyl oleate 6, 18 2 trans methyl linolea-laidate 7, 18 2 cis methyl linoleate 8, 18 3 methyl linoleate ...

Ammonium citrate dibasic Barium fluoride Barium nitrate Bismuth Calcium fluoride Calcium titanate Carbon Cobalt sulfate (ous) Gold Hydrogen peroxide y-Linolenic acid Niobium oxide Nitrogen Palmitoleic acid Polyester carbonate resin Selenium Sodium chlorite Strontium titanate electronics applies. 

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