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US 4,908,162 AGranted
Method of making triple bonded unsaturated fatty acids
OwnerDavid Rubininventor
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Abstract
A method is provided for preparing unsaturated fatty acids having triple bonds by reducing the double bonds of unsaturated fatty acids. The unsaturated, double-bonded fatty acid is reacted with a halogen gas to form a halogenated fatty acid, and this brominated fattay acid is mixed with a strong base and 1,3-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide to form a salt of a triple bonded fatty acid. This salt is then reacted with an acid to form the desired triple bonded fatty acid.
Claims11
A method for preparing an unsaturated fatty acid having triple bonds comprising;
- reacting an unsaturated fatty acid having double bonds with a halogen to form a halogenated fatty acid;
- mixing said halogenated fatty acid with a strong base and dicyclohexylcarbodiimide to form a salt of a triple bonded fatty acid;
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- reacting said salt with an acid to form a triple bonded unsaturated fatty acid.
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