Bicyclic sesquiterpenoids and diterpenoids in Australian crude oils |
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| Authors: | R Paul Philp Trevor D Gilbert Jane Friedrich |
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| Institution: | CSIRO Division of Fossil Fuels, P.O. Box 136, North Ryde, N.S.W. 2113, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Bicyclanes previously reported only in heavily biodegraded Texas Gulf Coast crudes have been found to be ubiquitous in Australian crude oils of non-marine origin from four different basins. The compounds are present in oils, thought to be derived from the same or similar sources, that have undergone varying degrees of biodegradation. They are also found to be present in oils of different geological age. In addition a series of tricyclic diterpenoid hydrocarbons was common to four oils from the Gippsland Basin. Four of these compounds had the molecular formula C20H34 and mass spectral fragmentation patterns suggested they were mono-unsaturated diterpenoids. The presence of unsaturated diterpenoids in crude oils appears to be a unique observation. It is proposed that the diterpenoids may be the source of the bicyclanes also observed in these oils. |
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