K. Hatada et al., STRUCTURAL-ANALYSIS OF THE COMPONENTS OF CHINESE LACQUER KURO-URUSHI, Macromolecular chemistry and physics, 195(5), 1994, pp. 1865-1870
The urushiol components in Chinese lacquer ''Kuro-urushi'', which was
processed by treating Chinese Raw Urushi (''Ki-urushi'') with Fe(OH)2,
were isolated by reversed-phase liquid chromatography. A new componen
t, which was not present in ''Ki-urushi'', was found. Structural analy
sis using H-1 NMR and mass spectrometry showed that the component is a
regioselectively formed water adduct of the original urushiol compone
nt, i. e., 3-(11'E, 13'Z-8'-hydroxypentadecadienyl)catechol.