Ester- and ether bond cleavage in immature kerogens

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 6-7, 1996, Pages 681-690

  Amblès, Andre ^a   Grasset, Laurent ^a   Dupas, Germaine ^a   Jacquesy, Jean Claude ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

alkanols; alkyl succinic acids; diacids; ester; ether; ether cleavage; kerogen; monoacids; phase transfer catalyst

Indexed keywords

AMINES; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL BONDS; CHOLESTEROL; CROWN ETHERS; ESTERS; ETHERS; HYDROLYSIS; ORGANIC ACIDS;

BOND CLEAVAGE; BRANCHED ALKENES; IMMATURE KEROGENS; TERTIARY AMINES;

KEROGEN;

ALKYL SUCCINIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID; ESTER; ETHER; KEROGEN; PHASE TRANSFER CATALYST;

EID: 0030156934     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0146-6380(96)00059-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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