Hydrogenolysis--An Identification Tool

Determination of gases in neutron irradiated beryllium oxide by gas chromatography. Hydrogen, tritium, helium, nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon monoxide

“…Thus complete reduction of these natural products to the "common denominator" of the hydrocarbon skeleton represents a considerable simplification (2), and the hydrocarbons produced can be characterized in microgram quantities by GLC. This type of technique has been used to study insect attractants (3), the queen bee substance (4), alkaloids (5), fatty acids from wool wax (6), and to convert components of petroleum to the saturated hydrocarbons (7).…”

“…Gas Chromatography was performed using a 7-foot 6-inch X 74-inch o.d. stainless-steel column, Linde 5A Molecular Sieve (34-44 mesh British Standard), a Perkin-Elmer thermistor detector, operating at 7 V dc and 25 °C temperature, and a Negretti Zambra precision pressure regulator (7).…”

Determination of carbon skeletons of microgram amounts of steroids and sterols by gas chromatography after their high-temperature catalytic reduction

“…Hydrogenator. The basic principle of the apparatus is similar to that of the "Carbon skeleton determinator" described by Beroza and Aeree (J) and to the microhydrogenation apparatus of Thompson et al (7) in which samples were reduced by injection into a stream of hydrogen passing through a heated bed of catalyst.…”

“…insect attractants (3), the queen bee substance (4), alkaloids (5), fatty acids from wool wax (6), and to convert components of petroleum to the saturated hydrocarbons (7).…”

Identification of Thiols in a Wasson, Texas, Crude Oil Distillate Boiling from 111° to 150° C.

“…Since that date, the introduction of gas-liquid chromatographic (GLC) techniques has materially advanced the identification of sulfur compounds in petroleum. Additionally, the development of a microdesulfurization method (14,16) has complemented the GLC technique, by providing a basis for identifications not possible otherwise. Recently, Thompson and coworkers (13), working with a 111°to 150°C.…”