How is abietic acid produced?
The commercial 'abietic acid' is prepared by digesting colophony with weak alcohol. The abietane acids have been considerably investigated over recent years; they are obtained chiefly from colophony but are also present in other conifers of the Araucariaceae, Cupressaceae, Pinaceae and Podocarpaceae.
The commercial 'abietic acid' is prepared by digesting colophony with weak alcohol. The abietane acids have been considerably investigated over recent years; they are obtained chiefly from colophony but are also present in other conifers of the Araucariaceae, Cupressaceae, Pinaceae and Podocarpaceae.
