1-Hexacosanol

1-Hexacosanol
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Hexacosan-1-ol
Identifiers
CAS Number	506-52-5 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
Beilstein Reference	1783162
ChEBI	CHEBI:28415 ;
ChemSpider	61478 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.007.314
EC Number	208-044-4;
KEGG	C08381 ;
MeSH	1-hexacosanol
PubChem CID	68171;
UNII	M7SD300NNB ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID3027162 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C26H54O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-27/h27H,2-26H2,1H3 Key: IRHTZOCLLONTOC-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C26H54O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-27/h27H,2-26H2,1H3 Key: IRHTZOCLLONTOC-UHFFFAOYAD;
	SMILES OCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC;
Properties
Chemical formula	C26H54O
Molar mass	382.717 g·mol−1
Melting point	79 to 81 °C (174 to 178 °F; 352 to 354 K)
Boiling point	240 °C (464 °F; 513 K)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

1-Hexacosanol (Ceryl alcohol)/ˌhɛksɪˈkɒsɪnɒl/ is a saturated primary fatty alcohol with a carbon chain length of 26 that is a white waxy solid at room temperature. It is freely soluble in chloroform and insoluble in water. It occurs naturally in the epicuticular wax and plant cuticle of many plant species.^[1]

References

↑ Baker, EA (1982) Chemistry and morphology of plant epicuticular waxes. In: The Plant Cuticle(eds DJ Cutler, KL Alvin, and CE Price), Academic Press, London, pp. 139-165

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