Ceroplastic acid

Ceroplastic acid (or pentatriacontanoic acid) is a 35-carbon-long saturated aliphatic carboxylic acid.

Ceroplastic acid

Names
Preferred IUPAC name Pentatriacontanoic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	38232-05-2
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	4445722 N
PubChem CID	5282595
UNII	M78J737BEQ Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID50415221
InChI InChI=1S/C35H70O2/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)37/h2-34H2,1H3,(H,36,37) N Key: HVUCKZJUWZBJDP-UHFFFAOYSA-N N InChI=1/C35H70O2/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)37/h2-34H2,1H3,(H,36,37) Key: HVUCKZJUWZBJDP-UHFFFAOYAQ
SMILES CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
Properties
Chemical formula	C35H70O2
Molar mass	522.93 g/mol
Melting point	96–98 °C (205–208 °F; 369–371 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). N verify (what is YN ?) Infobox references

The name is derived from the Latin word cerotus, which in turn was derived from the Ancient Greek word κηρός (keros), meaning beeswax or honeycomb, combined with "plastic" from the Latin plasticus (meaning of molding, from Greek plastikos, from plassein to mold, form).

Applications

Like many other carboxylic acids, ceroplastic acid can react with UV curable moiety alcohols to form reactive esters, such as 2-allyloxyethanol.

See also

• List of saturated fatty acids

External links

• Ceroplastic acid at the Nature Lipidomics Gateway