Selachyl alcohol is an organic compound with the formula HOCH2CH(OH)CH2OC18H35. It is a colorless oil. Selachyl alcohol is a monoether formed by condensation of oleyl alcohol with one of the two primary alcohol sites of glycerol. Together with S-batyl alcohol and S-chimyl alcohol, S-selachyl alcohol is a component of some lipid membranes.[1] It is found in the liver of the shark Centrophorus squamosus.[2] The name selachyl is derived from a classification of sharks, the neoselachii. Like other glyceryl ethers, those derived from selachyl alcohol are not saponifiable.[3]

Selachyl alcohol

S-selachylic alcohol
Names
IUPAC name
3-[(Z)-octadec-9-enoxy]propane-1,2-diol
Other names
selachylic alcohol, glycerol 1-oleyl ether, oleyl glyceryl ether
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
1912756
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.008.899 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 209-787-7
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C21H42O3/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-24-20-21(23)19-22/h9-10,21-23H,2-8,11-20H2,1H3/b10-9-
    Key: NRWMBHYHFFGEEC-KTKRTIGZSA-N
  • CCCCCCCC/C=C\CCCCCCCCOCC(CO)O
Properties
C21H42O3
Molar mass 342.564 g·mol−1
Appearance colorless oil
Melting point 5.5–7.5 °C (41.9–45.5 °F; 278.6–280.6 K)
Boiling point 145–146 °C (293–295 °F; 418–419 K) 0.5 mm
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).


References

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  1. ^ Sutter, Marc; Silva, Eric Da; Duguet, Nicolas; Raoul, Yann; Métay, Estelle; Lemaire, Marc (2015). "Glycerol Ether Synthesis: A Bench Test for Green Chemistry Concepts and Technologies" (PDF). Chemical Reviews. 115 (16): 8609–8651. doi:10.1021/cr5004002. PMID 26196761.
  2. ^ Bordier, Catherine G.; Sellier, Nicole; Foucault, Alain P.; Le Goffic, François (1996). "Purification and characterization of deep sea shark Centrophorus squamosus liver oil 1- O -aklylglycerol ether lipids". Lipids. 31 (5): 521–528. doi:10.1007/bf02522646. PMID 8727645. S2CID 39937991.
  3. ^ Taguchi, Hiroyasu; Armarego, Wilfred L. F. (1998). "Glyceryl-Ether Monooxygenase [EC 1.14.16.5]. A Microsomal Enzyme of Ether Lipid Metabolism". Medicinal Research Reviews. 18 (1): 43–89. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1098-1128(199801)18:1<43::AID-MED3>3.0.CO;2-S. PMID 9436181. S2CID 432376.