1-Hexacosanol

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1-Hexacosanol

IUPAC name Hexacosan-1-ol
Identifiers
CAS number	506-52-5^N
PubChem	68171
ChemSpider	61478^Y
UNII	M7SD300NNB^Y
KEGG	C08381^Y
MeSH	1-hexacosanol
ChEBI	CHEBI:28415^Y
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES OCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
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^Y Key: IRHTZOCLLONTOC-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y 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
Properties
Molecular formula	C₂₆H₅₄O
Molar mass	382.71 g mol⁻¹
Melting point	79-81 C
Boiling point	240 C
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Infobox references

1-Hexacosanol /ˌhɛksɨˈkɒsɨnɒl/ 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

v t e Alcohols

Straight-chain primary alcohols (1°)	Methanol (C 1) Ethanol (C 2) 1-Propanol (C 3) n-Butanol (C 4) 1-Pentanol (C 5) 1-Hexanol (C 6) 1-Heptanol (C 7) 1-Octanol (C 8) 1-Nonanol (C 9) 1-Decanol (C 10) Undecanol (C 11) Dodecanol (C 12) Tridecan-1-ol (C 13) 1-Tetradecanol (C 14) Pentadecan-1-ol (C 15) Cetyl alcohol (C 16) Heptadecan-1-ol (C 17) Stearyl alcohol (C 18) Nonadecan-1-ol (C 19) Arachidyl alcohol (C 20) Heneicosan-1-ol (C 21) Docosanol (C 22) Tricosan-1-ol (C 23) 1-Tetracosanol (C 24) Pentacosan-1-ol (C 25) 1-Hexacosanol (C 26) 1-Heptacosanol (C 27) 1-Octacosanol (C 28) 1-Nonacosanol (C 29) Triacontanol (C 30) Policosanol

Other primary alcohols	Isobutanol (C 4) Isoamyl alcohol (C 5)

Secondary alcohols (2°)	Isopropanol (C 3) 2-Butanol (C 4) 2-Pentanol (C 5) 2-Hexanol (C 6) 2-Heptanol (C 7) 2-Methyl-1-butanol (C 5) Cyclohexanol (C 6)

Tertiary alcohols (3°)	tert-Butyl alcohol (C 4) tert-Amyl alcohol (C 5) 2-Methyl-2-pentanol (C 6) 2-Methylhexan-2-ol (C 7) 2-Methylheptan-2-ol (C 8) 3-Methyl-3-pentanol (C 6) 3-Methyloctan-3-ol (C 9)

Biochemical families: carbohydrates alcohols glycoproteins glycosides lipids eicosanoids fatty acids / intermediates phospholipids sphingolipids steroids nucleic acids constituents / intermediates proteins Amino acids / intermediates tetrapyrroles / intermediates

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