Tridecane

Tridecane

Tridecane

Chemical compound


Tridecane or n-tridecane is an alkane with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)11CH3. Tridecane is a combustible colourless liquid. In industry, they have no specific value aside from being components of various fuels and solvents. In the research laboratory, tridecane is also used as a distillation chaser.

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Natural occurrence

Nymphs of the southern green shield bug produce tridecane as a dispersion/aggregation pheromone, which possibly serves as a defense against predators.[2] It is also the main component of the defensive fluid produced by the stink bug Cosmopepla bimaculata.[3]

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References

  1. "tridecane – Compound Summary". PubChem Compound. USA: National Center for Biotechnology Information. 16 September 2004. Identification. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  2. Todd, J. W. (1989). "Ecology and behavior of Nezara viridula". Annual Review of Entomology. 34: 273–292(20). doi:10.1146/annurev.en.34.010189.001421.
  3. Krall, Brian S.; Bartelt, Robert J.; Lewis, Cara J.; Whitman, Douglas W. (1999). "Chemical Defense in the Stink Bug Cosmopepla bimaculata". Journal of Chemical Ecology. 25 (11): 2477–94(18). doi:10.1023/A:1020822107806. S2CID 13652977.

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