Molecular structure and chain length determine the octane rating of fuel.

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Quantitative structure-property relationship studies and empirical data confirm that fuel antiknock performance and octane ratings are directly governed by molecular structure and chain length.

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The retrieved papers include studies explicitly connecting molecular structures, isomers, and chain characteristics to octane numbers and antiknock properties using QSPR and experimental synthesis. Thus, the claim is well-supported by the literature provided.

Evidence for · 3

Bio-Based Solvents and Gasoline Components From Renewable 2,3-Butanediol and 1,2-Propanediol: Synthesis and Characterization.

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Samoilov V, Ni D, Goncharova A, Zarezin D, Kniazeva M, Ladesov A, Kosyakov D, Bermeshev M, Maximov A. Bio-Based Solvents and Gasoline Components From Renewable 2,3-Butanediol and 1,2-Propanediol: Synthesis and Characterization.. 2020. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25071723

Paper 4 investigates the synthesis and characterization of bio-based gasoline components, showing that specific molecular structures (such as cyclic ketals and glycol ethers) exhibit remarkable antiknock performance and octane blending properties.

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QSPR Studies on the Octane Number of Toluene Primary Reference Fuel Based on the Electrotopological State Index.

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Jiao L, Liu H, Qu L, Xue Z, Wang Y, Wang Y, Lei B, Zang Y, Xu R, Zhang Z, Li H, Alyemeni OAA. QSPR Studies on the Octane Number of Toluene Primary Reference Fuel Based on the Electrotopological State Index.. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.9b03139

Paper 8 successfully builds quantitative structure-property relationship (QSPR) models to predict the research and motor octane numbers of fuel blends based on molecular descriptors.

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Novel eigenvector centrality indices for octane isomers to explore their physicochemical properties.

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Rani ASJ, Balamurugan BJ. Novel eigenvector centrality indices for octane isomers to explore their physicochemical properties.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-18421-z

Paper 11 demonstrates that eigenvector centrality topological indices, which characterize molecular structure, show strong correlations with physicochemical properties of octane isomers.

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judged → SUPPORTED · 7901 Aug 2026

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