Another group of lipids that appear to have potential as paleothermometers are long chain n-alkyl diols.These have chain lengths that vary from C 24 to C 36 and an alcohol group at C 1 and another position that may vary from C 11 to C 19.The important diols in marine sediments for paleotemperature reconstruction are C 28, C 30, and C 32, specifically the diols C 28 1,13, C 30 1,13, and C 30 1 ...
