Wax alcohols

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The wax alcohols form a subgroup of the saturated unbranched alkanols . They form a homologous series with the sum formula C n H 2n + 1 OH with n ≥ 24. The boundary between the fatty alcohols and the wax alcohols is fluid. It is set at the number of carbon atoms of 24, i.e. starting with lignoceryl alcohol  (C 24 H 49 OH).

Wax alcohols from C 24
Number of carbon atoms: double bonds Common name Chemical name Gross formula Occurrence Melting point boiling point
24: 0 Lignoceryl alcohol 1-tetracosanol C 24 H 49 OH 77 ° C 210 ° C (0.4 Torr)
25: 0 1-pentacosanol C 25 H 51 OH
26: 0 Cerotyl alcohol 1-hexacosanol C 26 H 53 OH 80 ° C 305 ° C (20 torr)
27: 0 1-heptacosanol C 27 H 55 OH 81.5 ° C
28: 0 Montanyl alcohol 1-octacosanol C 28 H 57 OH 83.4 ° C 200 ° C (1 Torr)
29: 0 1-nonacosanol C 29 H 59 OH 84 ° C 200 ° C
30: 0 Melissyl alcohol 1-triacontanol C 30 H 61 OH 88 ° C -
32-0 Lacceryl alcohol 1-dotriacontanol C 32 H 65 OH
34: 0 Geddyl alcohol 1-tetratriacontanol C 34 H 69 OH

See also

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e f g h David R. Lide (Ed.): CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics . 90th edition. (Internet version: 2010), CRC Press / Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, FL, Physical Constants of Organic Compounds, pp. 3-4 - 3-523.
  2. ^ J. Buckingham: Dictionary of Organic Compounds . CRC Press, 1987, ISBN 978-0-412-54090-5 , pp. 3395 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  3. ^ A b David R. Lide, GWA Milne: Handbook of Data on Common Organic Compounds . CRC Press, 1995, ISBN 978-0-8493-0404-0 , pp. 1517 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

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