Hexadecane, 2,6,10,14-tetramethyl-

• Formula: C₂₀H₄₂
• Molecular weight: 282.5475
• IUPAC Standard InChI: 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 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: GGYKPYDKXLHNTI-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 638-36-8
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• Other names: Phytan; Phytane; 2,6,10,14-Tetramethylhexadecane; 2,6,10,14-Tetramethylhexadecane (phytane)
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References

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Nadaf, Halimi, et al., 2012
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Kenig, Sinninghe Damsté, et al., 1995
Kenig, F.; Sinninghe Damsté, J.S.; Kock-van Dalen, A.C.; Rijpstra, W.I.C.; Huc, A.Y.; de Leeuw, J.W., Occurrence and origin of mono-, di-, and trimethylalkanes in modern and holocene cyanobacterial mats from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 1995, 59, 14, 2999-3015, https://doi.org/10.1016/0016-7037(95)00190-5 . [all data]

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Waggott and Davies, 1984
Waggott, A.; Davies, I.W., Identification of organic pollutants using linear temperature programmed retention indices (LTPRIs) - Part II, 1984, retrieved from http://dwi.defra.gov.uk/research/completed-research/reports/dwi0383.pdf. [all data]

Douglas, Blumer, et al., 1971
Douglas, A.G.; Blumer, M.; Eglinton, G.; Douraghi-Zadeh, K., Gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric characterization of naturally-occurring acyclic isoprenoid carboxylic acids, Tetrahedron, 1971, 27, 6, 1071-1092, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(01)90855-5 . [all data]

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