Psylic acid
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| Surname | Psylic acid | |||||||||
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| Molecular formula | C 33 H 66 O 2 | |||||||||
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| Molar mass | 494.88 g mol −1 | |||||||||
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firmly |
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94-95 ° C; 96.5-97.5 ° C |
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Psylic acid is a long-chain, saturated fatty acid with an odd number of carbon atoms. The alkanoic acid belongs to the group of wax acids .
The rare fatty acid occurs in insect waxes , in the wax of wax scale insects , in the propolis of bees and bumblebees and in a few plants. Their common name is derived from the alder leaf flea ( Psylla alni ).
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c J. Buckingham: Dictionary of Natural Products. Supplement 4, Chapman & Hall, 1998, ISBN 0-412-60440-X , p. 336.
- ↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
- ↑ Raymond E. Kirk , Donald F. Othmer : Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. Vol. 6, 1951, p. 259.
- ^ Albin H. Warth: The Chemistry and Technology of Waxes. Second Edition, Reinhold Publ., 1956, p. 91, online at babel.hathitrust.org, accessed November 1, 2017.
- ^ Julius Lewkowitsch: Chemical Technology and Analysis of Oils, Fats and Waxes. Vol. 1, Fourth Edition, Macmillan and Company, 1909, p. 182, archive.org .