Tricosylic acid

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Tricosylic acid
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Tricosanoic acid
Other names
Tricosylic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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PubChem CID
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C23H46O2/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/h2-22H2,1H3,(H,24,25)
    Key: XEZVDURJDFGERA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
Properties
C23H46O2
Molar mass 354.35 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Tricosylic acid, or tricosanoic acid, is a 23-carbon long-chain saturated fatty acid with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)21COOH.

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Natural occurrence

Tricosylic acid occurs naturally in the leaves of Cecropia adenopus and in fennel. [1] [2] It also occurs in small quantities in the lipids of various other plants. [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Blaschek, W. (1998). Hagers Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis : Folgeband 2: Drogen A-K. R. Hänsel, K. Keller, J. Reichling, H. Rimpler, G. Schneider (5., vollständig neubearbeitete Auflage ed.). Berlin, Heidelberg. ISBN   978-3-642-58928-7. OCLC   913646754.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ↑ Lim, Tong Kwee (2013). Edible medicinal and non-medicinal plants. Volume 5, Fruits. Dordrecht [Netherlands]. ISBN   978-94-007-5653-3. OCLC   826864042.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ↑ "PlantFAdb: 23:0; Tricosanoic acid; 22FA; Tricosylic acid; n-Tricosanoic acid". plantfadb.org. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
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