Geddic acid

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.

Geddic acid
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Tetratriacontanoic acid
Other names
Gheddic acid
Ghedoic acid
C34:0 (Lipid numbers)
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C34H68O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-27-28-29-30-31-32-33-34(35)36/h2-33H2,1H3,(H,35,36) Y
    Key: UTGPYHWDXYRYGT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/C34H68O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-27-28-29-30-31-32-33-34(35)36/h2-33H2,1H3,(H,35,36)
    Key: UTGPYHWDXYRYGT-UHFFFAOYAK
  • O=C(O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
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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See also

References
  1. Alexander Senning (2019). "7. The naming of lipids and lipid constituents". The Etymology of Chemical Names. doi:10.1515/9783110612714-007.
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