Jf. Mclellan et al., HYDROXYMETHYLATION OF JOJOBA OIL BY LEWIS ACID-CATALYZED ENE REACTIONWITH FORMALDEHYDE, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 71(2), 1994, pp. 231-232
Formaldehyde undergoes ethylaluminum dichloride-catalyzed ene reaction
with jojoba oil to afford a mixture of 1:1 and 1:2 adducts. The hydro
xymethyl products were identified by comparison with model adducts pre
pared from methyl oleate and oleyl acetate.