Tridecylbenzene

Tridecylbenzene Structure
Tridecylbenzene structure
Common Name Tridecylbenzene
CAS Number 123-02-4 Molecular Weight 260.45700
Density 0.881 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.) Boiling Point 188-190 °C10 mm Hg(lit.)
Molecular Formula C19H32 Melting Point 10 °C(lit.)
MSDS Chinese USA Flash Point >230 °F

The degradation of 1-phenylalkanes by an oil-degrading strain of Acinetobacter lwoffi.

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 51(1) , 45-56, (1985)

An oil-degrading bacterium identified as Acinetobacter lwoffi was isolated by elective culture on North Sea Forties crude oil from an activated sludge sample. It grew on a wide range of n-alkanes (C12-C28) and 1-phenylalkanes, including 1-phenyldodecane, 1-ph...