Tricosylic acid

Tricosylic acid
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Tricosanoic acid
Other names
Tricosylic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.017.654
PubChem CID
UNII
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C23H46O2/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/h2-22H2,1H3,(H,24,25)
    Key: XEZVDURJDFGERA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
  • CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
Properties
Chemical formula
 C23H46O2
Molar mass 354.35 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Tricosylic acid, or tricosanoic acid, is a 23-carbon long-chain saturated fatty acid with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)21COOH.

Natural occurrence

Tricosylic acid occurs naturally in the leaves of Cecropia adenopus and in fennel.[1][2] It also occurs in small quantities in the lipids of various other plants.[3]

See also

  • List of saturated fatty acids
  • Very long chain fatty acids
  • List of carboxylic acids

References

  1. ^ Blaschek, W. (1998). Hagers Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis : Folgeband 2: Drogen A-K. R. Hänsel, K. Keller, J. Reichling, H. Rimpler, G. Schneider (5., vollständig neubearbeitete Auflage ed.). Berlin, Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-642-58928-7. OCLC 913646754.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Lim, Tong Kwee (2013). Edible medicinal and non-medicinal plants. Volume 5, Fruits. Dordrecht [Netherlands]. ISBN 978-94-007-5653-3. OCLC 826864042.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ "PlantFAdb: 23:0; Tricosanoic acid; 22FA; Tricosylic acid; n-Tricosanoic acid". plantfadb.org. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
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