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Pristane has been isolated from sperm whale oil. The monounsaturated alcohols have been isolated and the position of the double bond determined by a modified von Rudloff oxidation technique. Several isomers have been found for each chain length suggesting that many of the alcohols have a dietary origin.
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Hamilton, R.J., Long, M. & Raie, M.Y. Sperm whale oil. Part 3: Alkanes and alcohols. J Am Oil Chem Soc 49, 307–310 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02637580
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