Psylic acid

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Structural formula
Psylic acid
General
Surname Psylic acid
other names
  • Tritriacontanoic acid
  • Psyllaic acid
  • Ceromelissic acid
  • Psyllostearic acid (obsolete)
Molecular formula C 33 H 66 O 2
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 38232-03-0
PubChem 181572
Wikidata Q2823315
properties
Molar mass 494.88 g mol −1
Physical state

firmly

Melting point

94-95 ° C; 96.5-97.5 ° 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 .

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

  1. ^ A b c J. Buckingham: Dictionary of Natural Products. Supplement 4, Chapman & Hall, 1998, ISBN 0-412-60440-X , p. 336.
  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. Raymond E. Kirk , Donald F. Othmer : Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. Vol. 6, 1951, p. 259.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Julius Lewkowitsch: Chemical Technology and Analysis of Oils, Fats and Waxes. Vol. 1, Fourth Edition, Macmillan and Company, 1909, p. 182, archive.org .