The wax from the leaves of sandal Santalum album Linn yields two interesting compounds which have not hitherto being found in waxes i.e palmitone (44%) and d-10-
hydroxypalmitone(6% ,M.P- 96.42-96.60 C) on
saponification.17 The elucidation of the structure of the
d-10 hydroxypalmitone was greatly facilitated by X-ray
analysis. The complete absence of paraffin is noteworthy
During the course of work the following new
compounds were prepared n-hentriacontan 10:16 dione (
mpt.-87.9-88.) d-n hentriacontan-10-ol, (mpt.81-81.2 0)
and n-tritriacontan-15-one ,( m.pt. 78.8-79.20 C).18