Carboceric acid
Appearance
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Preferred IUPAC name
Heptacosanoic acid | |
Other names
Heptacosylic acid
C27:0 (Lipid numbers) | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.027.670 |
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Properties | |
C27H54O2 | |
Molar mass | 410.41 g/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state(at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Carboceric acid,orheptacosanoic acidorheptacosylic acid,is a 27-carbonlong-chainsaturated fatty acidwith thechemical formulaCH
3(CH
2)
25COOH.[1]Its name derives from a combination of the word "Carbon"andκηρός(Keros), meaningbeeswaxorhoneycombinAncient Greek,since the acid can be found in the mineralozokerite,also known as ozocerite.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Gunstone, Frank D. (1992).A Lipid Glossary.Oily Press. p. 14.ISBN978-0951417126.