menthane


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menthane

[′men‚thān]
(organic chemistry)
C10H20 A colorless, water-insoluble liquid hydrocarbon; used in organic synthesis.
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The highly adsorbed limonene can allow the generated hydrogen to be used in the reduction of previously formed molecules of menthenes and menthadienes to form menthane.
An alternative process for hydrogenation of sunflower oil
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