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Arachidyl alcohol
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Other names
Arachidalcohol
Arachidic alcohol
Hydroxyicosane
Icosalcohol
Icosanol
1-Icosanol
n -Icosanol
Icosyl alcohol
Icosyl hydrate
Icosylic alcohol
Nonadecylcarbinol
1-Eicosanol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol )
1705104
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard
100.010.110
EC Number
UNII
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
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO
OCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
Properties
C 20 H 42 O
Molar mass
298.555 g·mol−1
Appearance
White, translucent crystals
Melting point
64 °C (147 °F; 337 K)
Boiling point
372 °C (702 °F; 645 K)
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 otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
N (what is Y N ?)
Infobox references
Chemical compound
Arachidyl alcohol , also 1-icosanol , is a waxy substance used as an emollient in cosmetics . It is a straight-chain fatty alcohol with 20 carbon atoms, typically obtained via the hydrogenation of arachidic acid or arachidonic acid , both of which are present in peanut oil . Its name is derived from that of the peanut plant (Latin: arachis ).
References [ ]
^ "1-Eicosanol" . The PubChem Project . USA: National Center for Biotechnology Information.
By consumption
Primary alcohols (1°)
Methanol Ethanol Butanol Straight-chain saturated C1 — C9 Straight-chain saturated C10 — C19 Straight-chain saturated C20 — C29 Straight-chain saturated C30 — C39 Straight-chain saturated C40 — C49
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2-Methylbutan-1-ol
2-Methylbutan-2-ol
3-Methylbutan-1-ol
3-Methylbutan-2-ol
Pentan-1-ol
Pentan-2-ol
Pentan-3-ol
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