@conference{
author = "Stojanović, Ksenija and Nytoft, Hans Peter and Kildahl-Andersen, Geir and Vuković, Nikola",
year = "2018",
abstract = "A series of novel C33-C35 hexacyclic benzohopanes have been identified in coals and crude oils
of different ages from all over the world [1]. They differ from regular benzohopanes by the presence
of methyl group in position C-31. These compounds are more abundant in coals and terrestrial oils.
The investigation also showed that mature samples have distributions of benzohopanes distinct from
immature ones, which are characterised by a greater number of benzohopane isomers. Although exact
structures of the additional isomers were not determined, it seems they were formed by an
isomerisation of alkyl groups attached to the aromatic ring.
Two novel monoaromatic hydrocarbons (MW = 270; basic fragment ions m/z 255 and 146)
were identified in coals, mudstones and crude oils. Their structures were determined as cis- and transicetexa-
8,11,13-trienes (or dehydroicetexanes) using NMR spectroscopy. Dehydroicetexanes are
potential biomarkers of Cupressaceae (cypress conifers).
Benzo[b]naphtho[d]furans (BNFs) have been identified in oils, condensates, source-rocks,
coals and coaly shales, being more abundant in the latter. We detected BNFs (m/z 218) in relatively
high amounts in the aromatic fractions of pyrolysates of brown coals which attained the maturity
corresponding to vitrinite reflectance of 1.80 %Rr [2]. This result suggests that BNFs can be attractive
for investigations of mature fluids that originate from gas/condensate prone sources, rich in type III
kerogen, which are usually depleted in biomarkers. Recently, it was observed that [2,1]/[1,2]BNF
ratio can be used to describe lithofacies [3]. This ratio is much lower in sediments from fluvial-deltaic
systems than in clay-depleted sediments from marine environments.
1-Chloro-n-alkanes (m/z 91) have been identified in saltmarsh vegetation, recent sediments
from estuarine setting and freshwater lake sediments [4]. Despite their absence in the investigated
crude oils, we identified a series of 1-chloro-n-alkanes in pyrolysates of the corresponding
asphaltenes, obtained at 250 oC. This result indicates very good preservation of biomarkers occluded
inside asphaltenes and announces a possible application of 1-chloro-n-alkanes in correlation studies.",
publisher = "Tomsk : Institute of Strength Physics and Materials Science, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk : Institute of Petroleum Chemistry, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences",
journal = "10th International Conference „Oil and Gas Chemistry“",
title = "The review of some novel biomarkers in sedimentary organic matter",
pages = "673-673"
}
