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Eicosanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

506-30-9

CAS Name

Eicosanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C20H40O2

Molecular Mass

312.53

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    328 °C

  • Melting Point (1)

    75.4 °C

  • Density (2)

    0.8613 g/cm³ (liquid) @ Temp: 15 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C20H40O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20(21)22/h2-19H2,1H3,(H,21,22)

InChIKey

InChIKey=VKOBVWXKNCXXDE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCCCCCCCCCCC)CCCCCCC(O)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Eicosanoic acid
  • Arachic acid
  • Arachidic acid
  • n-Eicosanoic acid
  • Icosanoic acid

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