tion contains mainly of the di-succinyl and monocyclohexenyl adduct with a very small percentage of the mono-succinyl and mono-cyclohexenyl adduct, which are formed by Diels-Alder reaction of the conjugated mono-succinyl adduct with another mole of maleic anhydride. The molecular weight confirmed this.In order to identify the cyclohexene-structure, the esterified adduct was dehydrogenated into an aromatic structure. Ultraviolet spectra showed maxima at 273 mp and a shoulder a t 281 mp due to substituted benzene.The NMR spectra does not show the peak at t 4.4 for the olefins of the cyclohexene-grouping. Instead, a new peak appears at t 2.7-3.3 due to the aromatic hydrogen.GLC analysis of the mono-and di-carboxylic acids methyl esters obtained from oxidative fission of the adduct showed the presence of suberic and azelaic acids.Based on these results, it is very likely that the second fraction B of linolenate adduct has the structures given in Fig. 4.