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Alkanes

Known as: Alkanes [Chemical/Ingredient], alkane 
The generic name for the group of aliphatic hydrocarbons Cn-H2n+2. They are denoted by the suffix -ane. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th… 
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1,2-epoxyhexadecane1-hydroxy-1-hydroperoxynonane1-nonanethiol11-phenoxyundecyl phosphate
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saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons

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2005
2005
Selective Oxidation of Thiols to Disulfides Catalyzed by Iron(III) -- Tetra Phenyl Porphyrin Using Urea-Hydrogen Peroxide as Oxidizing Reagent
Oxidation of thiols to disulfides catalyzed by iron(III) -- tetra phenyl prophyrin Fe (TPP)Cl was investigated using urea… 
1994
1994
Determination of secondary alkane sulfonates in sewage wastewaters by solid-phase extraction and injection-port derivatization gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.
Secondary alkane sulfonate (SAS) surfactants were determined in aqueous samples from sewage treatment plants using solid-phase… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Two-photon photoemission as a probe of electron interactions with atomically thin dielectric films on metal surfaces.
Electrons bound to a metal surface by the image potential are seen to persist in the presence of various adsorbates. A new two… 
1992
1992
Homogeneous catalytic oxidation of o-substituted anilines with dioxygen in the presence of cobalt and manganese complexes
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1990
1990
Catalytic C-H activation by RhCl(CO)(PMe3)-hν system
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1978
1978
Bacterial dehalogenation of halogenated alkanes and fatty acids
Sewage samples dehalogenated 1,9-dichloronane, 1-chloroheptane, and 6-bromohexanoate, but an organism able to use 1,9… 
1968
1968
Oxidation of hydrocarbons by microorganisms isolated from soil.
1964
1964
MICROBIAL INCORPORATION OF FATTY ACIDS DERIVED FROM N-ALKANES INTO GLYCERIDES AND WAXES.
When n-alkanes with 13 to 20 carbon atoms were fed to a Nocardia closely related to N. salmonicolor, the produced cellular… 
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
Antifertility substances and their assessment in the male rodent.
The antifertility effects of simple alkane sulphonic esters have been examined in the male rat by a combination of serial mating… 
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1960
Highly Cited
1960
n-Alkane utilization and lipid formation by a Nocardia.
Utilization of various hydrocarbons by microbes is well known (Beerstecher, 1954), but little has been reported on the cellular…