Autoxidation products of 2,4‐decadienal

Abstract

Abstract 2,4‐Decadienal was autoxidized by purging a purified sample with oxygen. An analysis of the autoxidative degradation products was made with tandem gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry. Additional information was obtained from the determination of the melting point of the dinitrophenylhydrazone derivatives and IR absorbency data. Pentane, furan, ethanal, hexanal, acrolein, butenal, 2‐heptenal, 2‐octenal, benzaldehyde, glyoxal, trans ‐2‐buten‐1,4‐dial, acetic acid, hexanoic acid, 2‐octenoic acid, 2,4‐decadienoic acid and benzene were identified.