simonellite

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| ImageFile = Simonellite.png

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| PIN = 1,1-Dimethyl-6-(propan-2-yl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrophenanthrene

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| CASNo = 27530-79-6

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| UNII = C4NA2DCQ93

| PubChem = 176455

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| ChemSpiderID = 153688

| InChI = 1/C19H24/c1-13(2)14-7-9-16-15(12-14)8-10-18-17(16)6-5-11-19(18,3)4/h7-10,12-13H,5-6,11H2,1-4H3

| InChIKey = XZDCNNOTTUOTGE-UHFFFAOYAJ

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| StdInChI = 1S/C19H24/c1-13(2)14-7-9-16-15(12-14)8-10-18-17(16)6-5-11-19(18,3)4/h7-10,12-13H,5-6,11H2,1-4H3

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| StdInChIKey = XZDCNNOTTUOTGE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

| SMILES = CC(CCC3)(C)c2c3c1ccc(C(C)C)cc1cc2

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| Formula = C₁₉H₂₄

| MolarMass = 252.38 g/mol

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Simonellite (1,1-dimethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-7-isopropyl phenanthrene) is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with a chemical formula C₁₉H₂₄. It is similar to retene.

Simonellite occurs naturally as an organic mineral derived from diterpenes present in conifer resins.[http://webmineral.com/data/Simonellite.shtml Simonellite] at Webmineral.com It is named after its discoverer, Vittorio Simonelli (1860–1929), an Italian geologist. It forms colorless to white orthorhombic crystals.[http://www.mindat.org/min-3666.html Simonellite] at mindat.org It occurs in Fognano, Tuscany, Italy.

Simonellite, together with cadalene, retene and ip-iHMN, is a biomarker of higher plants, which makes it useful for paleobotanic analysis of rock sediments.{{cn|date=January 2019}}