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Science 2 July 1982:
Vol. 217. no. 4554, pp. 55 - 57
DOI: 10.1126/science.217.4554.55
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Carbon Functionalities in Amber

JOSEPH B. LAMBERT 1 and JAMES S. FRYE 2

1 Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60201
2 Colorado State University Regional NMR Center, Colarado State University, Fort Collins 80523

High-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of the carbon nuclei in powdered amber, obtained by using the techniques of magic angle spinning and cross polarization, provide detailed information about the types of carbon functionalities. The entire spectrum of Baltic amber (succinite) is identical for several samples. Baltic amber shows minor differences from Sicilian amber and drastic differences from Burmese, Romanian, and Bohemian ambers.

Submitted on March 1, 1982
Revised on April 20, 1982


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