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IN the course of investigations on hydrogenated mutton fat1, a fraction with saponification equivalent approximating to that of methyl heptadecanoate has been obtained by fractional distillation in vacuo in a packed 490 cm. × 3.9 cm. stainless steel column.
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HANSEN, R., SHORLAND, F. & COOKE, N. Isolation of n-Heptadecanoic Acid from Hydrogenated Mutton Fat. Nature 174, 39 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/174039a0
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