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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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Product Name

Phytane, analytical standard

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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Application

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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

Eyeshields, Gloves

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Lot/Batch Number
BCCN7507
BCCK0433
BCCG3829
BCCD6556
BCCB2909

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Irene von der Weid et al.
Systematic and applied microbiology, 30(4), 331-339 (2006-12-19)
A bacterial strain, named P4, isolated previously from microcosms containing oil-contaminated soil collected from an environmentally protected area of a tropical Atlantic forest (Biological Reserve of Poço das Antas) located in Brazil was identified as Dietzia cinnamea by morphological, biochemical
Hildegard Feld et al.
Phytochemistry, 64(8), 1335-1340 (2003-11-25)
Two new herbertane sesquiterpenoids, (-)-herbertene-1,12-diol and (-)-gamma-herbertenol, a new aromadendrane, 9-acetoxy-10-hydroxyaromadendrane, a new rosane diterpenoid, 5,15-rosadiene-3,11-dione and a new phytane, 2Z-phytene-1,15,20-triol, along with the known (-)-alpha-herbertenol have been isolated from the liverwort Tylimanthus renifolius. Several flavones and flavanones with an
María Piedad Díaz et al.
Biotechnology and bioengineering, 79(2), 145-153 (2002-07-13)
The bacterial consortium MPD-M, isolated from sediment associated with Colombian mangrove roots, was effective in the treatment of hydrocarbons in water with salinities varying from 0 to 180 g L(-1). Where the salinity of the culture medium surpassed 20 g
Nora F Y Tam et al.
Marine pollution bulletin, 51(8-12), 1092-1100 (2005-07-19)
Mangroves commonly found along tropical and subtropical coastlines are susceptible to oil pollution. In December 2000, around 500 1 m tall Kandelia candel saplings at the age of 3-5 years old located at the foreshore region of Sheung Pak Nai
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and n-alkanes in Osilinus attratus from the coast of Tenerife (Canary Islands).
E Peña et al.
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology, 57(5), 803-810 (1996-11-01)
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