Just something i picked up in the
cookbook.
Confirms Idesigns comments.
-nol to
-none conversion
There have been a lot of discussions in the forum about this issue... The truth is that the
conversion from -nol to -none does happen, but it won't be a big issue for -nol products users.
Androstenol (which is a
secondary alcohol) differs from
androstenone (which is
a ketone) because of two hydrogen atoms that the latter lacks: these can be converted to water if an adequate
catalyst is present. The chemical reaction would be as follows:
C19H30O
(
androstenol) +
(oxygen) = C19H28O
(
androstenone) +
H2O
Luckily, in the usual wearing conditions, there isn't a catalyst strong enough to make this reaction happen
fast, so the -nol will anyway convert to -none since it's exposed to oxidation, but it's going to happen very
slowly. To get the idea SoE, which contains -nol, is reported to first show signs of -none alteration only after 8
hours from first application.
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