Triacontanol

Triacontanol^[1]

IUPAC name Triacontan-1-ol
Other names 1-Triacontanol n-Triacontanol Melissyl alcohol Myricyl alcohol
Identifiers
CAS number	593-50-0^Y
PubChem	68972
ChemSpider	62194^Y
UNII	767RD0E90B^Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:28409^Y
ChEMBL	CHEMBL1079147^Y
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES OCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
InChI InChI=1S/C30H62O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-27-28-29-30-31/h31H,2-30H2,1H3^Y Key: REZQBEBOWJAQKS-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y InChI=1/C30H62O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-27-28-29-30-31/h31H,2-30H2,1H3 Key: REZQBEBOWJAQKS-UHFFFAOYAU
Properties
Molecular formula	C₃₀H₆₂O
Molar mass	438.81 g/mol
Density	0.777 g/mol at 95 °C
Melting point	87 °C
Solubility in water	Insoluble
Y (verify) (what is: Y/N?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

1-Triacontanol is a fatty alcohol of the general formula C₃₀H₆₂O, also known as melissyl alcohol or myricyl alcohol. It is found in plant cuticle waxes and in beeswax. Triacontanol is a growth stimulant for many plants, most notably roses, in which it rapidly increases the number of basal breaks.

References

^ Merck Index, 11th Edition, 9506.

Alcohols

(0°)	Methanol

Primary alcohols (1°)	Ethanol · 1-Propanol · Butanol/Isobutanol · 1-Pentanol · 1-Hexanol · 1-Heptanol Fatty alcohol: Octanol (C₈) · 1-Nonanol (C₉) · 1-Decanol (C₁₀) · Undecanol (C₁₁) · Dodecanol (C₁₂) · 1-Tetradecanol (C₁₄) · Cetyl alcohol (C₁₆) · Stearyl alcohol (C₁₈) · Arachidyl alcohol (C₂₀) · Docosanol (C₂₂) · Tetracosanol (C₂₄) · Hexacosanol (C₂₆) · Octanosol (C₂₈) · Triacontanol (C₃₀) Policosanol

Secondary alcohols (2°)	Isopropyl alcohol · 2-Butanol · 2-Hexanol · Cyclohexanol

Tertiary alcohols (3°)	tert-Butanol · 2-Methyl-2-butanol

biochemical families: prot · nucl · carb (glpr, alco, glys) · lipd (fata/i, phld, strd, gllp, eico) · amac/i · ncbs/i · ttpy/i