Cerotic Acid

Cerotic acid

IUPAC name Hexacosanoic acid
Identifiers
CAS number	22412-97-1^Y
PubChem	10469
ChemSpider	10037
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES O=C(O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
InChI InChI=1S/C26H52O2/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/h2-25H2,1H3,(H,27,28) Key: XMHIUKTWLZUKEX-UHFFFAOYSA-N InChI=1/C26H52O2/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/h2-25H2,1H3,(H,27,28) Key: XMHIUKTWLZUKEX-UHFFFAOYAF
Properties
Molecular formula	C₂₆H₅₂O₂
Molar mass	396.69 g mol⁻¹
Appearance	Crystalline solid
Y (verify) (what is: Y/N?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Cerotic acid, or hexacosanoic acid, is a 26-carbon long-chain saturated fatty acid with the chemical formula CH₃(CH₂)₂₄COOH. It is most commonly found in beeswax and carnauba wax, and is a white crystalline solid.

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List of saturated fatty acids

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Saturated	VFA: Acetic (C2) · Propionic (C3) · Butyric (C4) · Valeric (C5) · Caproic (C6) · Enanthic (C7) · Caprylic (C8) · Pelargonic (C9) · Capric (C10) · Undecylic (C11) · Lauric (C12) · Tridecylic (C13) · Myristic (C14) · Pentadecanoic (C15) · Palmitic (C16) · Margaric (C17) · Stearic (C18) · Nonadecylic (C19) · Arachidic (C20) · Heneicosylic (C21) · Behenic (C22) · Tricosylic (C23) · Lignoceric (C24) · Pentacosylic (C25) · Cerotic (C26) · Heptacosylic (C27) · Montanic (C28) · Nonacosylic (C29) · Melissic (C30) · Hentriacontylic (C31) · Lacceroic (C32) · Psyllic (C33) · Geddic (C34) · Ceroplastic (C35) · Hexatriacontylic (C36)

n−3 Unsaturated	α-Linolenic • Stearidonic • Eicosapentaenoic • Docosahexaenoic

n−6 Unsaturated	Linoleic • γ-Linolenic • Dihomo-γ-linolenic • Arachidonic

n−9 Unsaturated	Oleic • Elaidic • Eicosenoic • Erucic • Nervonic • Mead

biochemical families: proteins (amino acids/intermediates) · nucleic acids (constituents/intermediates) · carbohydrates (glycoproteins, alcohols, glycosides) lipids (fatty acids/intermediates, phospholipids, steroids, sphingolipids, eicosanoids) · tetrapyrroles/intermediates

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