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The genesis of higher alkyltoluenes with a normal alkyl chain ( n -ATs) has been studied. The conditions for their formation from both individual C 18 (oleic and stearic) fatty acids and C 14 alcohol in the thermocatalytic mode and from Tasmanites planktonic algae during noncatalytic thermal treatment have been considered. The feasibility of the formation of n -ATs has been confirmed by determining their composition and structure.
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