2‐Alkylcyclobutanones from the radiolysis of triglycerides

Abstract

Abstract A cyclic compound was isolated from the radiolytic products of each of the simple triglycerides containing C 6 , C 8 , C 10 , C 12 , C 14 , C 16 and C 18 fatty acids. In each case the compound was identified as the 2‐alkylcyclobutanone of the same carbon number as the precursor fatty acid. A mechanism is proposed for the production of these compounds which involves the formation of a six‐membered ring intermediate, cyclization and cleavage at the acyl‐oxy bond.