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Preferred IUPAC name Henicosanoic acid | |
Other names Heneicosylic acid | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.017.377 |
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Chemical formula | C21H42O2 |
Molar mass | 326.55 g/mol |
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Heneicosylic acid, or heneicosanoic acid, is the organic compound with the formula CH3(CH2)19CO2H. It is the straight-chain 21-carbon saturated fatty acid. It is a colorless solid.
It has shown relevance in the production of foams, paints, and related viscous materials. A laboratory preparation involves permanganate oxidation of 1-docosene (CH3(CH2)19CH=CH2).
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References
- Ghaskadvi, R.S.; Dennin, Michael (2000). "Alternate Measurement of the Viscosity Peak in Heneicosanoic Acid Monolayers". Langmuir. 16 (26): 10553–10555. doi:10.1021/la0006925.
- Donald G. Lee; Shannon E. Lamb; Victor S. Chang (1981). "Carboxylic Acids from the Oxidation of Terminal Alkenes by Permanganate: Nonadecanoic Acid". Organic Syntheses. 60: 11. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.060.0011.
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