Very-long-chain secondary alcohols and alkanediols in cuticular waxes of Pisum sativum leaves

Very-long-chain aliphatic components with secondary functional groups were detected in the leaf wax of Pisum sativum. Using various chemical transformations and product elucidation by GC-MS, homologous series of secondary alcohols, primary/secondary alkanediols and secondary/secondary alkanediols were identified.