Arachidyl alcohol

Arachidyl alcohol
Names


IUPAC name 1-Icosanol
Systematic IUPAC name Icosan-1-ol^[1]
Other names Arachidalcohol Arachidic alcohol Hydroxyicosane Icosalcohol Icosanol 1-Icosanol n-Icosanol Icosan-1-ol Icosyl alcohol Icosyl hydrate Icosylic alcohol Nonadecylcarbinol 1-Eicosanol
Identifiers
Beilstein Reference	1705104
CAS Registry Number	629-96-9^Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:75627^N
ChEMBL	ChEMBL451717^Y
ChemSpider	11898^Y
EC number	211-119-4
InChI InChI=1S/C20H42O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21/h21H,2-20H2,1H3^Y Key: BTFJIXJJCSYFAL-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y InChI=1/C20H42O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21/h21H,2-20H2,1H3 Key: BTFJIXJJCSYFAL-UHFFFAOYAC
Jmol-3D images	Image Image
PubChem	12404
SMILES CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO OCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
UNII	1QR1QRA9BU^Y
Properties
Molecular formula	C₂₀H₄₂O
Molar mass	298.55 g·mol⁻¹
Appearance	White, translucent crystals
Melting point	64 °C (147 °F; 337 K)
Boiling point	372 °C (702 °F; 645 K)
Solubility in water	1.51 × 10⁻⁶ g dm⁻³
log P	8.99
Vapor pressure	<0.01 kPa (at 20 °C)
Hazards
Flash point	195 °C (383 °F; 468 K)
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
N verify (what is: Y/N?)
Infobox references

Arachidyl alcohol /ˌæræˈkɪdɪl ˌælkoʊˈhɒl/, also 1-icosanol /wʌn ˌaɪkoʊsɑːnɒl/, is a waxy substance used as an emollient in cosmetics. It is a straight-chain fatty alcohol.

References

↑ "1-Eicosanol". The PubChem Project. USA: National Center for Biotechnology Information.

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) 2-Methyl-1-butanol (C 5) Phenethyl alcohol (C 8) Tryptophol (C 10)

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