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1-Hexacosanol

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1-Hexacosanol
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Hexacosan-1-ol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
1783162
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.007.314 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 208-044-4
KEGG
MeSH 1-hexacosanol
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C26H54O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-27/h27H,2-26H2,1H3 checkY
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  • InChI=1/C26H54O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-27/h27H,2-26H2,1H3
    Key: IRHTZOCLLONTOC-UHFFFAOYAD
  • OCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
Properties
C26H54O
Molar mass 382.717 g·mol−1
Melting point 79 to 81 °C (174 to 178 °F; 352 to 354 K)
Boiling point 240 °C (464 °F; 513 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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1-Hexacosanol /ˌhɛksɪˈkɒsɪnɒl/, also known as ceryl alcohol, is a saturated primary fatty alcohol with a carbon chain length of 26 that is a white waxy solid at room temperature. It is freely soluble in chloroform and insoluble in water. It occurs naturally in the epicuticular wax and plant cuticle of many plant species.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Baker, EA (1982). "Chemistry and morphology of plant epicuticular waxes". In DJ Cutler; KL Alvin; CE Price (eds.). The Plant Cuticle. London: Academic Press. pp. 139–165.