The nature and fate of natural resins in the geosphere. Part X.† Structural characteristics of the macromolecular constituents of modern Dammar resin and Class II ambers

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The nature and fate of natural resins in the geosphere. Part X.^†Structural characteristics of the macromolecular constituents of modern Dammar resin and Class II ambers

Ken B Anderson and John V Muntean

Chemistry Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, 60439, USA.

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Geochemical Transactions 2000, 1:1doi:10.1186/1467-4866-1-1


Published:	2 March 2000

Abstract

As part of a larger study of the structure and behavior of polyterpenoids in sedimentary systems, the structural characteristics of the macromolecular constituents of Dammar resin and a related Class II amber have been reinvestigated. The conclusions drawn from these analyses are inconsistent with the current widely held "polycadinene" model for the macromolecular structure of these materials. Double bond characteristics observed by one and two dimensional NMR spectroscopy do not match those in the proposed "polycadinene" structure. Based on these observations it is suggested that the proposed "polycadinene" structure for these materials is inadequate and requires revision. Elemental and NMR data also suggest a significant contribution from functionalized monomers.