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Trans isomerization of monoenoic and dienoic fatty acid methyl esters has been carried out with thiols and diphenylphosphine in the presence of azobisisobutylnitrile. The equilibrium mixture contained 75–80%trans double bonds and there was no migration of the double bonds.
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Sgoutas, D.S., Kummerow, F.A. Cis-Trans isomerization of unsaturated fatty acid methyl esters without double bond migration. Lipids 4, 283–287 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02533187
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