Geddic acid

Structural formula
General
Surname	Geddic acid
other names	Tetratriacontanoic acid n -tetratriacontanoic acid Gheddic acid Ghedda acid
Molecular formula	C 34 H 68 O 2
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 38232-04-1 PubChem 94485 Wikidata Q2823321
properties
Molar mass	508.90 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
Melting point	98.4 ° C
safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling no classification available
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Geddic acid is a chemical compound from the group of saturated higher fatty acids . It belongs to the subgroup of wax acids . Their salts and esters are systematically called tetratriacontanoates .

It occurs in cotton , carnauba , candelilla wax and in ghedda wax (wild beeswax ), from which its common name is derived.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Derek Marsh: Handbook of Lipid Bilayers, Second Edition . CRC Press, 2013, pp. 36 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
2. ↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
3. ↑ Walter Karrer : Constitution and occurrence of organic plant substances. Springer, 1958, ISBN 978-3-0348-6808-2 (reprint), p. 297.
4. ↑ HP Kaufmann: Analysis of fats and fat products. Volume 1, Springer, 1958, p. 312.