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. 2013 Oct 20;14:4. doi: 10.1186/1467-4866-14-4

Table 2.

Half reactions for individual hydrocarbon compounds

Compound	Reaction	ne^-
Naphthalene (C₁₀H₈)	C₁₀H₈ + 20H₂O → 10CO₂ + 48H⁺ + 48e^-	48
1-Methylnaphthalene (C₁₁H₁₀)	C₁₁H₁₀ + 22H₂O → 11CO₂ + 54H⁺ + 54e^-	54
2-Methylnaphthalene (C₁₁H₁₀)	C₁₁H₁₀ + 22H₂O → 11CO₂ + 54H⁺ + 54e^-	54
2-Ethylnaphtalene (C₁₂H₁₂)	C₁₂H₁₂ + 24H₂O → 12CO₂ + 60H⁺ + 60e^-	60
Phenanthrene (C₁₄H₁₀)	C₁₄H₁₀ + 28H₂O → 14CO₂ + 66H⁺ + 66e^-	56
Anthracene (C₁₄H₁₀)	C₁₄H₁₀ + 28H₂O → 14CO₂ + 66H⁺ + 66e^-	56
Pyrene (C₁₆H₁₀)	C₁₆H₁₀ + 32H₂O → + 16CO₂ + 74H⁺ + 74e^-	74
Benzene (C₆H₆)	C₆H₆ + 12H₂O → + 6CO₂ + 30H⁺ + 30e^-	30
Toluene (C₇H₈)	C₇H₈ + 14H₂O → + 7CO₂ + 36H⁺ + 36e^-	36
Xylene (C₈H₁₀)	C₈H₁₀ + 16H₂O → + 8CO₂ + 42H⁺ + 42e^-	42