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80165

Phytane

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

2,6,10,14-Tetramethylhexadecane

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C20H42
CAS Number:
638-36-8
Molecular Weight:
282.55
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329768725
EC Number:
211-332-2
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1744639
MDL number:
MFCD00060946

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InChI key

GGYKPYDKXLHNTI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C20H42/c1-7-18(4)12-9-14-20(6)16-10-15-19(5)13-8-11-17(2)3/h17-20H,7-16H2,1-6H3

SMILES string

CCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)C

grade

analytical standard

assay

≥95.0% (GC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

bp

69-71 °C/0.001 mmHg (lit.)

density

0.791 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

application(s)

environmental
food and beverages

format

neat

Quality Level

100

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Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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BCCK0433
BCCG3829
BCCD6556
BCCB2909

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Journal of applied microbiology, 99(4), 794-802 (2005-09-16)
To identify native Antarctic bacteria capable of oil degradation at low temperatures. Oil contaminated and pristine soils from Signy Island (South Orkney Islands, Antarctica) were examined for bacteria capable of oil degradation at low temperatures. Of the 300 isolates cultured
M A Caja et al.
Die Naturwissenschaften, 95(11), 1073-1077 (2008-07-12)
Although turbidite deposits are classically considered to be good reservoir rocks for oil and gas, there are no reports concerning their source rock potential in the literature. The sediments from the Vallfogona Formation in the South-Eastern Pyrenees present numerous organic
Amanda P Napp et al.
Chemosphere, 209, 7-16 (2018-06-17)
The oil drilling process generates large volumes of waste with inadequate treatments. Here, oil drilling waste (ODW) microbial communities demonstrate different hydrocarbon degradative abilities when exposed to distinct nutrient enrichments as revealed by comparative metagenomics. The ODW was enriched in
I Schifter et al.
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Vertical profiles of deep-water fluorescence determined by the chlorophyll sensor, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, biomarkers, and other miscellaneous parameters measured in the southern Gulf of Mexico are reported. In the course of the survey, unexpected deep fluorescences were recorded (>1100m depth)
Jean-François Rontani et al.
Research in microbiology, 162(9), 923-933 (2011-02-04)
This paper reviews studies dealing with the formation of pristane and phytane in the marine environment and focuses on the role played by prokaryotes in these processes. Prokaryotes may notably: (i) contribute to the formation of pristane during invertebrate feeding;
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