It is the most common of the resin acids. Another common resin acid is pimaric acid, which converts to abietic acid upon heating.

Characteristics and occurrence

Abietic acid is found in rosin obtained from pine trees. Pure abietic acid is a colorless solid, but commercial samples are usually a glassy or partly crystalline yellowish solid that melts at temperatures as low as 85 C. Abietic acid is soluble in alcohols,

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