Aliphatic hydrocarbons half-life

Soluble in many organic solvents (ketones, esters, and aromatic hydrocarbons) solubility in water is 100 g/L insoluble in aliphatic hydrocarbons. Half life at 37°C in phosphate buffer (pH 7.4) is 110 minutes hydrolyzes to 3-hydroxy-1-propanesulfonic acid.1... 

Consequently, it appears likely fliat flie alcohols, ketones, o-cresol, ethyl acetate, and pyridine will degrade rapidly in soil if rapidly is defined as having a half-life of 10 days or less. Most ofthe benzene derivatives, F-11, and the chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons may be relatively persistent in soil. Analogous information was not located for diethyl ether, hexane, decane, or tetrahydrofuran. ATSDR for example, found that there was little information available for the degradation of n-hexane in soil. It was suggested that n-hexane can degrade to alcohols, aldehydes, and fatty acids under aerobic conditions. 

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