Abstract
C1 and C2-alkylbiphenyls have been analysed in crude oils and sediment extracts by capillary gas chromatography after preliminary isolation procedures involving TLC and HPLC. The abundance of 2-methylbiphenyl relative to 3-methylbiphenyl has been measured in samples from two sedimentary sequences. 2-Methylbiphenyl decreases in relative abundance with increasing thermal maturity of the sediments in both sedimentary sequences. These isomeric methylbiphenyls are potentially useful as thermal maturity indicators for crude oils. © 1986 Pergamon Journals Ltd.
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Alexander, R., Cumbers, K. M., & Kagi, R. I. (1986). Alkylbiphenyls in ancient sediments and petroleums. Organic Geochemistry, 10(4–6), 841–845. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0146-6380(86)80021-3
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