Montanic acid

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Montanic acid

IUPAC name Octacosanoic acid
Identifiers
CAS number	52258-47-6^N
PubChem	10470
ChemSpider	10038^Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:31001^Y
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES O=C(O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
InChI InChI=1S/C28H56O2/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/h2-27H2,1H3,(H,29,30)^Y Key: UTOPWMOLSKOLTQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y InChI=1/C28H56O2/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/h2-27H2,1H3,(H,29,30) Key: UTOPWMOLSKOLTQ-UHFFFAOYAA
Properties
Molecular formula	C₂₈H₅₆O₂
Molar mass	424.74 g mol⁻¹
Density	0.8191 g/mL
Melting point	90.9 °C; 195.6 °F; 364.0 K
Solubility in water	Insoluble
N (verify) (what is: Y/N?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Montanic acid is a saturated fatty acid isolated and detected mainly in montan wax. Also occurs in beeswax and Chinese wax. Montanic acid ethylene glycol esters and glycerol esters are used as protective layer on fruit skins and coating on foods. ^[1]

References

↑ "Documenta Geigy: Scientific tables" Konrad Diem, C. Lentner; Geigy Pharmaceuticals, sixth edition, 1965.

v t e Lipids: fatty acids

Saturated	VFA: Acetic (C2) Propionic acid (C3) Butyric (C4) Valeric (C5) Caproic (C6) Enanthic (C7) Caprylic (C8) Pelargonic (C9) Capric (C10) Undecylic (C11) Lauric (C12) Tridecylic (C13) Myristic (C14) Pentadecanoic (C15) Palmitic (C16) Margaric (C17) Stearic (C18) Nonadecylic (C19) Arachidic (C20) Heneicosylic (C21) Behenic (C22) Tricosylic (C23) Lignoceric (C24) Pentacosylic (C25) Cerotic (C26) Heptacosylic (C27) Montanic (C28) Nonacosylic (C29) Melissic (C30) Hentriacontylic (C31) Lacceroic (C32) Psyllic (C33) Geddic (C34) Ceroplastic (C35) Hexatriacontylic (C36)

ω−3 Unsaturated	α-Linolenic (18:3) Stearidonic (18:4) Eicosapentaenoic (20:5) Docosahexaenoic (22:6)

ω−6 Unsaturated	Linoleic (18:2) γ-Linolenic (18:3) Dihomo-γ-linolenic (20:3) Arachidonic (20:4) Adrenic (22:4)

ω-7 Unsaturated	Palmitoleic (16:1) Vaccenic (18:1) Paullinic (20:1)

ω−9 Unsaturated	Oleic (18:1) Elaidic (trans-18:1) Gondoic (20:1) Erucic (22:1) Nervonic (24:1) Mead (20:3)

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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