Abstract
A methyl linoleate solution of sesamol was oxidized by air under A. 0. M. A biphenyl type dimer of sesamol was detected in the reaction mixture, but no diphenyl ether type dimer.
Changes in the concentrations of sesamol and its dimer during autoxidation were followed by HPLC. At an earlier stage of autoxidation, decrease in sesamol and increase in the dimer were noted, followed by subsequent decrease in the latter. Sesamol and its dimer could no longer be detected at the end of the induction period, as was also noted for BHA and its dimers during autoxidation of methyl linoleate as reported previously.
