2,6,10,14-Tetramethylpentadecane (Pristane) from Wool Wax

2,6,10,14-Tetramethylpentadecane (Pristane) from Wool Wax

THE saturated polyisoprenoid hydrocarbon, 2,6,10,14-tetramethylpentadecane has previously boen shown to be a constituent of the liver oil of the basking shark ( Selache maxima Gunnerus) 1,2 and a probable constituent of several other elasmobranch fish oils 3 , sperm-whale liver 4 and ambergris 5 . I...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 1963-01, Vol.199 (4890), p.283-284
Hauptverfasser: MOLD, JAMES D., STEVENS, ROBERT K., MEANS, RICHARD E., RUTH, JOHN M.
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Zusammenfassung:THE saturated polyisoprenoid hydrocarbon, 2,6,10,14-tetramethylpentadecane has previously boen shown to be a constituent of the liver oil of the basking shark ( Selache maxima Gunnerus) 1,2 and a probable constituent of several other elasmobranch fish oils 3 , sperm-whale liver 4 and ambergris 5 . It has more recently been identified in a distillate from petroleum crude oils 6 .
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/199283b0