Identification of 2,2,7,8-tetramethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene in petroleum
Abstract
2,2,7,8-Tetramethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene, a proposed key intermediate in the degradation and aromatisation of triterpenoids of the oleanane skeletal-type, has been synthesized and identified in Cretaceous sediments and crude oils.