Abstract
The gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) characteristics, including GC retention indices and mass spectra, of isomers of the tricyclic onoceroid C30 hydrocarbon, ambrane (1,1,4a,6-tetramethyl-5-{4-methyl-6-[2,2,6-trimethylcyclohexyl]hexyl}decahydronaphthalene) are reported. Ambrane is yet to be reported in sediments or petroleum: other biochemically-related onoceroids, such as onoceranes and serratanes, have been. Now that GC–MS data are available, a search for ambranes in geochemical samples may be both feasible and warranted.
DOI
10.1016/j.orggeochem.2016.10.007
Publication Date
2016-12-01
Publication Title
Organic Geochemistry
Volume
102
ISSN
0146-6380
Embargo Period
2017-04-20
Organisational Unit
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
First Page
106
Last Page
109
Recommended Citation
Sutton, P. A., & Rowland, S. (2016) 'Spectral and chromatographic characterisation of the onoceroid, ambrane: A potential novel biological marker', Organic Geochemistry, 102, pp. 106-109. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orggeochem.2016.10.007
