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Published December 1944 | public
Journal Article

Chemical Investigations in Guayule. I. Essential Oil of Guayule, Parthenium argentatum, Gray

Abstract

Aside from the identification of α-pinene by Alexander, very little is known about the essential oil of the guayule rubber plant. This meager chemical knowledge could not furnish a sound basis for the understanding of the injurious effects of the oil on rubber, of its role in the plant, and of its possibilities as a by-product in the guayule rubber industry. The following investigation was carried out to fill this gap in the chemical knowledge of the oil.

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© 1944 American Chemical Society. Received July 24, 1944. The authors greatly appreciate the hearty cooperation and keen interest of Dr. A. C. Hildreth and Dr. H. Traub during the course of this work. The help of Dr. J. Kirchner is also gratefully acknowledged.

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