Thermal decomposition of methyl oleate hydroperoxides and identification of volatile components by gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry

Abstract
The role of methyl oleate hydroperoxides as precursors of volatile compounds was investigated by thermal decomposition in the injector port of a gas chromatograph attached to a computerized mass spectrometer. The major volatile compounds identified correspond to those formed from triolein heated in air at 192 C.