Pristane
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| Chemical name | 2,6,10,14-tetramethylpentadecane |
| Other names | norphytane |
| Chemical formula | C19H40 |
| Molecular mass | 268.51 g/mol |
| CAS number | [1921-70-6] |
| Density | 0.783 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | -100 °C |
| Boiling point | 296 °C |
| SMILES | CC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)C |
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Pristane is a natural saturated terpenoid alkane obtained primarily from shark liver oil. It is a transparent oily liquid that is immiscible with water, but soluble in diethyl ether, benzene, chloroform and carbon tetrachloride.
It is used as a lubricant, a transformer oil, and an anti-corrosion agent.
Biosynthetically, pristane is derived from phytol.
Pristane was named after Latin pristis, "shark".
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