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Preferred IUPAC name
Henicosanoic acid | |
Other names
Heneicosylic acid | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.017.377 ![]() |
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C21H42O2 | |
Molar mass | 326.55 g/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Heneicosylic acid, or heneicosanoic acid, is the organic compound with the formula CH3(CH2)19CO2H. It is the straight-chain 21-carbon saturated fatty acid. It is a colorless solid.
It has shown relevance in the production of foams, paints, and related viscous materials.[1] A laboratory preparation involves permanganate oxidation of 1-docosene (CH3(CH2)19CH=CH2).[2]
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