Heptacosanoic acid

Structural formula
General
Surname	Heptacosanoic acid
other names	n -Heptacosanoic acid Carboceric acid
Molecular formula	C 27 H 54 O 2
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 7138-40-1 EC number 230-436-9 ECHA InfoCard 100.027.670 PubChem 23524 Wikidata Q15410999
properties
Molar mass	410.71 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
density	0.88 g cm −3
Melting point	82 ° C 87.6 ° C
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances no GHS pictograms H and P phrases H: no H-phrases P: no P-phrases
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Heptacosanoic acid is a saturated, long-chain fatty acid with an odd number of carbon numbers and belongs to the group of alkanoic acids .

The monocarboxylic acid is assigned to the wax acids and, as a carboxylic acid ester, is a component of montan wax , peat wax and china wax . It occurs in small amounts in a few plant species e.g. B. in salvia and rhododendron species.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Santa Cruz Biotechnology: Safety data sheet as of June 30, 2016, accessed on November 3, 2017
2. ↑ ^{a b} K. Boresch, F. Dühring et al.: Plant nutrition. Springer, 1931, ISBN 978-3-642-98786-1 (reprint), p. 91.
3. ↑ David R. Lide (Ed.): CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics . 93rd edition. (Internet version: 2012), CRC Press / Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, FL, Biochemistry, pp. 7-8.
4. ^ JE Gieseking: Soil Components. Volume 1: Organic Components , Springer, 1975, ISBN 978-3-540-06861-7 .
5. ^ J. Buckingham: Dictionary of Organic Compounds. Vol. 4: F-Mer , Sixth Edition, Chapman & Hall, 1996, ISBN 0-412-54090-8 , p. 3395.
6. ↑ Heptacosanoic acid at PlantFA Database, accessed October 31, 2017.