Chemistry:Geddic acid

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Geddic acid
Tetratriacontanoic acid.svg
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Tetratriacontanoic acid
Other names
Identifiers
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Properties
C34H68O2
Molar mass 508.916 g·mol−1
Density 0.87 g/cm3
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Geddic acid, or tetratriacontanoic acid, is a 34-carbon-long carboxylic acid and saturated fatty acid.[1] It occurs in cotton, carnauba, candelilla wax, and in ghedda wax (wild beeswax), from which its common name is derived.

See also

References

  1. Senning, Alexander (2019-10-08). "The naming of lipids and lipid constituents" (in en). The Etymology of Chemical Names. Berlin: De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783110612714-007. ISBN 978-3-1106-1271-4. OCLC 1125187293.