Tridecane or ''n''-tridecane is an alkane with the

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CH₃(CH₂)₁₁CH₃. Tridecane is a combustible colourless liquid. In industry, they have no specific value aside from being components of various fuels and solvents. In the research laboratory, tridecane is also used as a distillation chaser.

Natural occurrence

Nymphs of the southern green shield bug produce tridecane as a dispersion/aggregation

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, which possibly serves as a defense against

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s. It is also the main component of the defensive fluid produced by the stink bug '' Cosmopepla bimaculata''.

References

External links

Material Safety Data Sheet for Tridecane

Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
{{alkanes Alkanes Hydrocarbon solvents

Natural occurrence

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