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Table 11.3.1
Saturated hydrocarbon compounds, abbreviations, and general classifications.
Carbon
number
Normal
Alkanes
Acyclic
isoprenoids
Analytes
Abbreviation
SHC
n
-Nonane
n
-C
9
9
X
X
n
-Decane
n
-C
10
10
X
X
n
-Undecane
n
-C
11
11
X
X
n
-Dodecane
n
-C
12
12
X
X
n
-Tridecane
n
-C
13
13
X
X
n
-Tetradecane
n
-C
14
14
X
X
n
-Pentadecane
n
-C
15
15
X
X
n
-Hexadecane
n
-C
16
16
X
X
n
-Heptadecane
n
-C
17
17
X
X
n
-Octadecane
n
-C
18
18
X
X
n
-Nonadecane
n
-C
19
19
X
X
n
-Eicosane
n
-C
20
20
X
X
n
-Heneicosane
n
-C
21
21
X
X
n
-Docosane
n
-C
22
22
X
X
n
-Tricosane
n
-C
23
23
X
X
n
-Tetracosane
n
-C
24
24
X
X
n
-Pentacosane
n
-C
25
25
X
X
n
-Hexacosane
n
-C
26
26
X
X
n
-Heptacosane
n
-C
27
27
X
X
n
-Octacosane
n
-C
28
28
X
X
n
-Nonacosane
n
-C
29
29
X
X
n
-Triacontane
n
-C
30
30
X
X
n
-Hentriacontane
n
-C
31
31
X
X
n
-Dotriacontane
n
-C
32
32
X
X
n
-Tritriacontane
n
-C
33
33
X
X
n
-Tetratriacontane
n
-C
34
34
X
X
n
-Pentatriacontane
n
-C
35
35
X
X
n
-Hexatriacontane
n
-C
36
36
X
X
n
-Heptatriacontane
n
-C
37
37
X
X
n
-Octatriacontane
n
-C
38
38
X
X
n
n
-Nonatriacontane
-C
39
39
X
X
n
-Tetracontane
n
-C
40
40
X
X
n
-Hentetracontane
n
-C
41
41
X
X
n
-Dotetracontane
n
-C
42
42
X
X
n
-Tritetracontane
n
-C
43
43
X
X
n
-Tetratetracontane
n
-C
44
44
X
X
Farnesane (2,6,10-Trimethyldodecane)
i
-C
15
15
X
X
2,6,10-Trimethyltridecane
i
-C
16
16
X
X
Norpristane (2,6,10-
Trimethylpentadecane)
NP
18
X
X
Pristane (2,6,10,14-
Tetramethylpentadecane)
Pr
19
X
X
Phytane (2,6,10,14-
Tetramethylhexadecane)
Ph
20
X
X
Count
41
41
36
5
Note: Normal alkanes in the semivolatile range elute from
-tetratetracontane. The dominant acyclic isoprenoid hydrocarbons elute
from farnesane to phytane. The nominal detection limits are 1.0 µg/L in water and 100 µg/kg in solid samples using GC/FID or GC/MS
instrumentation.
SHC, saturated hydrocarbons.
n
-nonane to
n
