Phytanic acid

CAS Registry Number®

14721-66-5

CAS Name

Phytanic acid

Molecular Formula

C20H40O2

Molecular Mass

312.53

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    221 °C @ Press: 7.5 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    <-10 °C

  • Density (1)

    0.8761 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C20H40O2/c1-16(2)9-6-10-17(3)11-7-12-18(4)13-8-14-19(5)15-20(21)22/h16-19H,6-15H2,1-5H3,(H,21,22)

InChIKey

InChIKey=RLCKHJSFHOZMDR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C(CCCC(CCCC(C)C)C)C)CCC(CC(O)=O)C

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)CC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Hexadecanoic acid, 3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-
  • Phytanic acid
  • 3,7,11,15-Tetramethylhexadecanoic acid
  • Phytanoic acid
  • NSC 108698

Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

2258-05-1, 18717-98-1

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