Acidic Transformation of Sesamolin, the Sesami-oil Constituent, into an Antioxidant Bisepoxylignan, Sesaminol

1 January 1986

journal article
research article
Published by The Japan Institute of Heterocyclic Chemistry in HETEROCYCLES

Vol. 24 (4) , 923-926
https://doi.org/10.3987/r-1986-04-0923

Abstract

Intermolecular transformation of sesamolin(1) was proved to give sesaminol(2) during the industrial bleaching process of unroasted sesame seed oil. The mechanistic proof was demonstrated by a model experiment in organic solvents in the presence of acids and by a scrambling experiment under the model condition using m-cresol as a competitor.

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HETEROCYCLES

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