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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… 
1993
1993
Structure and dynamics of surface crystallization of liquid n-alkanes.
  • XiaLandman
  • Physical Review B (Condensed Matter)
  • 1993
  • Corpus ID: 8256731
Formation of a crystalline monolayer at the surface of an absorbed liquid [ital n]-heptadecane film above the bulk solidification… 
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1992
Highly Cited
1992
Structure and dynamics of n‐alkanes confined by solid surfaces. I. Stationary crystalline boundaries
Structural and dynamical properties of n‐hexadecane films confined between two crystalline solid substrates are investigated… 
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… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Technique for gas-chromatographic measurement of volatile alkanes from single-breath samples.
For detection of small quantities of alkanes that are present in expired breath, these gases have hitherto been concentrated… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Groundwater contamination by volatile halogenated alkanes: abiotic formation of volatile sulfur compounds under anaerobic conditions.
The investigation of a groundwater contamination caused by a leaking wastewater tank of a chemical plant revealed that in… 
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… 
1976
1976
Long-chain n-alkanes occurring during microbial degradation of petroleum.
Five axenic cultures and a mixed culture were examined for ability to degrade South Louisiana, Brass River Nigerian, Anaco… 
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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… 
Highly Cited
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…