Novel hopanoid derivatives released by oxidation of Messel shale kerogen

Novel hopanoid derivatives released by oxidation of Messel shale kerogen

Oxidation of Messel shale kerogen using ruthenium tetroxide yielded several series of hopanoid triterpenes which have been identified by synthesis. These compounds could originate from hopenes or hopanes of bacterial origin linked to the kerogen; their structures indicate that incorporation processe...

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Published in:Tetrahedron Vol. 53; no. 16; pp. 5767 - 5774
Main Authors: Reiss, Christine, Blanc, Philippe, Trendel, Jean M., Albrecht, Pierre
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Ltd 21-04-1997
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Summary:Oxidation of Messel shale kerogen using ruthenium tetroxide yielded several series of hopanoid triterpenes which have been identified by synthesis. These compounds could originate from hopenes or hopanes of bacterial origin linked to the kerogen; their structures indicate that incorporation processes into macromolecular entities of their biological precursors must occur at a rather early stage of diagenesis. Hopanoid triterpenes bound within the kerogen network
ISSN:0040-4020
1464-5416
DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(97)00261-5