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One monoaromatic tricyclic diterpane and two aromatic tricyclic diterpanes were found in three low-maturity source rocks and five crude oils of the Tertiary Shahejie Formation in Shengli Oil Field. The compounds found include C18H28 (m/z 145, M+ 256) ring-C monoaromatic tricyclic terpane, C17H20 (m/z 209, M+ 224) and C18H22 (m/z 223, M+ 238) rings-B,C diaromatic diterpanes. The results show that these compounds are biomarkers of immature organic matter with a stability sequence of C18H22 > C17H20 > C19H28. The cleavage of ring-D of pentacyclic triterpanoids, such as oleanene, hopene, fernene, ursene, in the early stage of diagenesis may be one of the origin pathways of rings-B, C diaromatic tricyclic diterpanes.
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Sheng, G., Fu, J., Song, Y. et al. Tricyclic aromatic diterpanes found in the Tertiary sediments and their geochemical significance. Chin. Sci. Bull. 45 (Suppl 1), 11–15 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02893778
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