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| Retene is derived by degradation of specific ]s biologically produced by ] trees. | Retene is derived by degradation of specific ]s biologically produced by ] trees. | ||
| The presence of traces of retene in the air is an indicator of ]s; it is a major product of ] of ] trees.<ref>, Community Outreach and Education Program, Oregon State University</ref> It is also present in ]s from ] and ]s.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Chemosphere|volume=37|pages=219–235|year=1998|title=IDENTIFICATION OF LIPOPHILIC POLLUTANTS DISCHARGED FROM A FINNISH PULP AND PAPER MILL|author=J. Koistinen, M. Lehtonena, K. Tukia, M. Soimasuo, M. Lahtiperab and A. Oikari|pmid=9650265 | doi=10.1016/S0045-6535(98)00041-1}}</ref> | The presence of traces of retene in the air is an indicator of ]s; it is a major product of ] of ] trees.<ref>, Community Outreach and Education Program, Oregon State University</ref> It is also present in ]s from ] and ]s.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Chemosphere|volume=37|pages=219–235|year=1998|title=IDENTIFICATION OF LIPOPHILIC POLLUTANTS DISCHARGED FROM A FINNISH PULP AND PAPER MILL|author=J. Koistinen, M. Lehtonena, K. Tukia, M. Soimasuo, M. Lahtiperab and A. Oikari|pmid=9650265 | doi=10.1016/S0045-6535(98)00041-1|issue=2}}</ref> | ||
| Retene, together with ], ] and ], is a ] of ]s, which makes it useful for ] analysis of rock ]s. Ratio of retene/cadalene in sediments can reveal the ratio of the genus '']'' in the biosphere.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Geophysical Research Abstracts|volume=7|pages=10201|year=2005|title=Vascular plant biomarkers as ancient vegetation proxies and their stratigraphic use for tracing paleoclimatic changes during Jurassic in Western Europe|author=Y. Hautevelle, R. Michels, F. Malartre and A. Trouiller|url=http://www.cosis.net/abstracts/EGU05/10201/EGU05-J-10201.pdf|format=abstract}}</ref> | Retene, together with ], ] and ], is a ] of ]s, which makes it useful for ] analysis of rock ]s. Ratio of retene/cadalene in sediments can reveal the ratio of the genus '']'' in the biosphere.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Geophysical Research Abstracts|volume=7|pages=10201|year=2005|title=Vascular plant biomarkers as ancient vegetation proxies and their stratigraphic use for tracing paleoclimatic changes during Jurassic in Western Europe|author=Y. Hautevelle, R. Michels, F. Malartre and A. Trouiller|url=http://www.cosis.net/abstracts/EGU05/10201/EGU05-J-10201.pdf|format=abstract}}</ref> | ||
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| IUPAC name 7-Isopropyl-1-methylphenanthrene | |
| Other names Retene | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.006.908 
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| Chemical formula | C18H18 |
| Molar mass | 234.33552 |
| Melting point | 98.5 °C |
| Boiling point | 390 °C |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa).
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Retene, methyl isopropyl phenanthrene or 1-methyl-7-isopropyl phenanthrene, C18H18, is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon present in the coal tar fraction, boiling above 360 °C. It occurs naturally in the tars obtained by the distillation of resinous woods. It crystallizes in large plates, which melt at 98.5 °C and boil at 390 °C. It is readily soluble in warm ether and in hot glacial acetic acid. Sodium and boiling amyl alcohol reduce it to a tetrahydroretene, whilst if it be heated with phosphorus and hydriodic acid to 260 °C, a dodecahydride is formed. Chromic acid oxidizes it to retene quinone, phthalic acid and acetic acid. It forms a picrate which melts at 123-124 °C.
Retene is derived by degradation of specific diterpenoids biologically produced by conifer trees.
The presence of traces of retene in the air is an indicator of forest fires; it is a major product of pyrolysis of conifer trees. It is also present in effluents from wood pulp and paper mills.
Retene, together with cadalene, simonellite and ip-iHMN, is a biomarker of higher plants, which makes it useful for paleobotanic analysis of rock sediments. Ratio of retene/cadalene in sediments can reveal the ratio of the genus Pinaceae in the biosphere.
References
- Unsolved Mysteries of Human Health, Community Outreach and Education Program, Oregon State University
- J. Koistinen, M. Lehtonena, K. Tukia, M. Soimasuo, M. Lahtiperab and A. Oikari (1998). "IDENTIFICATION OF LIPOPHILIC POLLUTANTS DISCHARGED FROM A FINNISH PULP AND PAPER MILL". Chemosphere. 37 (2): 219–235. doi:10.1016/S0045-6535(98)00041-1. PMID 9650265.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Y. Hautevelle, R. Michels, F. Malartre and A. Trouiller (2005). "Vascular plant biomarkers as ancient vegetation proxies and their stratigraphic use for tracing paleoclimatic changes during Jurassic in Western Europe" (abstract). Geophysical Research Abstracts. 7: 10201.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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