Novel aspects of the diagenesis of Δ7-5α-sterenes as revealed by a combined molecular mechanics calculations and laboratory simulations approach

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 473-493

  Van Duin, Adri C T ^a   Peakman, Torren M ^b   De Leeuw, Jan W ^c   Van De Graaf, Bastiaan ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

15 alkyl 5 androstenes; molecular mechanics calculations; reaction kinetics of steranes

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTENE; DIAGENESIS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; ORGANIC MATTER; STERENE;

CALCULATIONS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ISOMERIZATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; ORGANIC ACIDS; REACTION KINETICS;

ALKYL ANDROSTENES; CHOLESTENE; DIAGENESIS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS CALCULATIONS; STERENES; TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0030304755     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0146-6380(96)00050-2     Document Type: Article

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