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Changes of Carbon Number of Hydrocarbon Contained in Various Plant Leaf Waxes

Yoshitoshi Hirooka, Kimihiko Sato, Masana Suwanai

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Hydrocarbon contained in leaf waxes of 30 species was isolated chromatographically. Branched and saturated hydrocarbons were found little in them. Most of hydrocarbon was confirmed to be n-alkane. Component of maximum content ofn-alkane and pattern of the component in each species are different expect the case thatn-nonacosane (C29) contained 80% ofn-alkane of Cruciferae species. Pattern of the component ofCoix ma-yuenis similar to that ofC.lachryma-jobi.It is found that there are some plant species, which contain a good deal of even-numberedn-alkane.

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Key concepts: Alkane, Wax, Hydrocarbon, Chemistry, Carbon number, Component (thermodynamics), Carbon fibers, Hydrocarbon mixtures