18-Norabietane

18-Norabietane is a diterpene perhydrogenated phenanthrene derivative.

It occurs in the mineral fichtelite, one of the abietanes.

[1] Like many "fossil compounds", it is saturated and devoid of oxygen-containing functional groups.

Its presence is usually analyzed by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry.

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