The Occurrence of Optically Active 3-Methyl-dodecanoic Acid in Sperm Oil.

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Abstract
The main part of a liquid impurity in technical dodecanoic acid produced from hydrogenated sperm oil fatty acids has been isolated and characterized. The substance is optically active and by means of IR, NMR and mass spectrometric analyses it has been identified as (+)3-methyl-dodecanoic acid.