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A catalyst, usually acid, is required to promote chemoselective and regioselective reduction under mild conditions. A variety of organosilanes can be used, but triethylsilane ia the presence of trifiuoroacetic acid is the most frequendy reported. Use of this reagent enables reduction of alkenes to alkanes. Branched alkenes are reduced more readily than unbranched ones. Selective hydrogenation of branched dienes is also possible. 

The direct reaction of 1-alkenes with strong sulfonating agents leads to surface-active anionic mixtures containing both alkenesulfonates and hydroxyalkane sulfonates as major products, together with small amounts of disulfonate components, unreacted material, and miscellaneous minor products (alkanes, branched or internal alkenes, secondary alcohols, sulfonate esters, and sultones). Collectively this final process mixture is called a-olefinsulfonate (AOS). The relative proportions of these components are known to be an important determinant of the physical and chemical properties of the surfactant [2]. 

You will modify this base name by adding the names of the branches (substituent group) in front of the base name. We name alkane branches by... 

FIGURE 4.13 Ternary diagram showing relative percentages of normal alkanes, branched-... 

This base name will be modified by adding the names of the branches (substituent groups) in front of the base name. Alkane branches are named by taking the name of the alkane that contains the same number of carbon atoms, dropping the — ane ending and adding —yl. Methane becomes methyl, propane becomes propyl, etc. If there is more than one branch, list them alphabetically. 

The GPC of a local crude (Bryan, Texas) sample spiked with a known mixture of n-alkanes and aromatics is shown in Figure 5 and the GPC of the crude is shown in Figure 6. The hydrocarbon mixture is used to calibrate the length of the species which separates as a function of retention volume. Ttie molecular length is expressed as n-alkane carboa units although n-alkanes represent only a fraction of the hydrocarbons in the crude. In addition to n-alkanes, petroleum crude is composed of major classes of hydrocarbons such as branched and cyclic alkanes, branched and cyclic olefins and various aromatics and nonvolatiles namely asphaltenes. Almost all of the known aromatics without side chains elute after n-hexane (Cg). If the aromatics have long side chains, the linear molecular size increases and the retention volume is reduced. Cyclic alkanes have retention volumes similar to those of aromatics. GPC separates crude on the basis of linear molecular size and the species are spread over 10 to 20 ml retention volume range and almost all of the species are smaller than the polystyrene standard (37A). In other words, the crude has very little asphaltenes. The linear... 

Fuel oils are complex mixtures of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons whose exposure potentials are based on the environmental fate of the individual components of the mixtures, particularly -alkanes, branched alkanes, benzene and alkylbenzenes, naphthalenes, and PAHs. 

S Branched alkanes. Branched-chain alkanes can be considered to be constituted of a principal chain and side-chains. They are named by using a precise set of operations ... 

Coal Derivatives. In attempting to extend this investigation to coal products, it was evident that not many isomeric analyses have been carried out. In the case of low temperature tar the predominant species reported have been normal olefins and normal alkanes. Branched alkane isomers are probably very low in concentration. However, limited data for high temperature coal tar (10) and for coal hydrogenation products (7, 12) indicate a close comparison of C7 alkanes with those from crude oil and the values predicted by the Fischer-Tropsch equation (Table III, top). A close comparison is notable also in the bottom part of Table III, which gives data for the Co and C7 naphthenes from high temperature coal carbonization, coal hydrogenation, and a crude oil. 

The mechanistic background for such a comparison is illustrated in Figure 10 which represents in more detail the pathway of hydroisomerization and hydrocracking of two n-alkanes. Branched carbenium ions are formed via n-alkenes and linear carbenium ions. Then, either desorption or (3 -scission may occur in parallel reactions. Desorption (followed by hydrogenation) of a given carbenium ion yields an iso-alkane with the same carbon skeleton. f3 - scission, on the other hand, yields fragments of definite carbon numbers ( (3 -scissions which would yield or C2... 

The major category of compounds identified in the virgin and recycled HDPE is comprised of aliphatic hydrocarbons, such as pentadecane, hexade-cane, 1-hexadenene, branched alkanes, branched alkenes and others all oligomers of HDPE. Certain differences between virgin and recycled plastics are, however, obvious, e.g. carboxylic acids such as hexadecanoic and oc-tadecanoic acid were found only in the recycled HDPE. Only two ketones were identified, 6-dodecanone and 2-nodadecanone, in the recycled HDPE the former was also present in the virgin material. 

Molex tt-Alkanes, branched alkanes, and cycloalkanes Paraffins Branched and cyclic isomers 5A Sieve + light paraffin desorbent... 

Straight-chain alkanes Branched-chain alkanes ... 

Dry powder inhalers have been in the market for approximately 20 years. Their use is increasing due to new forms of medications that can be micro-encapsulated in a manner that permits pulmonary delivery. As all products intended for human use must be considered for contaminants, it was surprising that in one recent case, dry powder inhalers were found to contain many compounds not found in the original formulation, including phthalates, alkanes, branched chain hydrocarbons, and alcohols. The investigation of the root cause demonstrates that the... 

While subjecting two other PQ lots of these components to GC/MS analysis, the polycarbonate formulations were found to be very different from the original. Figure 10-6 shows a second PQ run and Figure 10-7 shows a third PQ run. The second and third PQ lots were found to contain many compounds not found in the original, including phthalates, alkanes, branched chain hydrocarbons, and alcohols. The third run also contained fatty acids. This level of inconsistency led to a production hold on this device and subsequent investigation. 

Data Interpretation. Interpretation of these results is based on specific distinctions among biogenic, pyrogenic and petrogenic hydrocarbons. Biogenic hydrocarlxjns exhibit discrete sets of n-alkanes and alkenes, whereas petroleian contains the homologous series of nr-alkanes, branched and cyclic alkanes and substituted polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons. A predominance of specific... 

Ivanciuc, O., Ivanciuc, T, Cabrol-Bass, D. and Balaban, A.T. (2000e) Investigation of alkane branching (and resulting partial ordering) by... 

Isoalkane An alkane branched with a methyl substituent at C2. 

Double bonds increase solubility (alkenes are more soluble than alkanes). Branched hydrocarbons are more soluble than linear ones. 

Mechanism of Alkane Reactions over Superacids.- Carbenium cations formed upon Brdnsted or Lewis superacid centre action can undergo isomerization. Two types of this reaction are possible. Firstly one in which the state of alkane branching is conserved and secondly one when it is changed. The example of the first... 

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