Abstract
We studied the composition of hydrocarbons from a rock sample containing mumijo by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. The electron ionization mass spectra and retention characteristics revealed the structure of the detected components. Long-chain n-alkanes C23–C29 and mono- and dimethylalkanes C28—C32 were identified in the extract. Hydrocarbons extracted from the mumijo-containing rock do not relate to hydrocarbons of oil, bitumen, coal, or oil shales. These hydrocarbons are in close association with mumijo formed during the aquatic transfer of biochemical components of small rodent excrements.
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The authors are grateful to E.S. Brodskii, D.Sc., for discussing the features of the fragmentation of the compounds under study.
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The work was carried out within the framework of budgetary financing of the authors’ institutions: Tuvinian Institute for Exploration of Natural Resources, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences and Institute of Geology, Komi Science Centre, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences.
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Bushnev, D.A., Ondar, S.A. Identification of Hydrocarbons Associated with Mumijo in the Tyva Republic (Russia) by Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry. J Anal Chem 76, 1558–1562 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1061934821130037
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