Alkylated phenol series in lacustrine black shales from the Noerdlinger Ries, southern Germany

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/jms.3049

Several series of alkylated phenols were detected for the first time in the extractable bitumens of organic matter-rich sediments from the Noerdlinger Ries (southern Germany). Most abundant and significant constituents comprise those with n-octadecyl, n-eicosanyl, phytanyl, and iso-pentadecyl and anteiso-pentadecyl substituents. The structures of these compounds are suggested from mass spectrometric and retention time data and coinjection with synthetic standards. Diagenetic alteration of phenolic algal lipids is suggested as a possible way to the formation of these compounds in the Noerdlinger Ries sediments. Copyright