Geddic acid

Geddic acid

Names
Preferred IUPAC name Tetratriacontanoic acid
Other names Gheddic acid Ghedoic acid C34:0 (Lipid numbers)
Identifiers
CAS Number	38232-04-1 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:76216 N
ChemSpider	85266 Y
PubChem CID	94485
UNII	HLT2OTQ105 Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID00191624
InChI InChI=1S/C34H68O2/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/h2-33H2,1H3,(H,35,36) Y Key: UTGPYHWDXYRYGT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y InChI=1/C34H68O2/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/h2-33H2,1H3,(H,35,36) Key: UTGPYHWDXYRYGT-UHFFFAOYAK
SMILES O=C(O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
Properties
Chemical formula	C34H68O2
Molar mass	508.916 g·mol−1
Density	0.87 g/cm3
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

Geddic acid, or tetratriacontanoic acid, is a 34-carbon-long carboxylic acid and saturated fatty acid.^[1] It occurs in cotton, carnauba, candelilla wax, and in ghedda wax (wild beeswax), from which its common name is derived.

See also

• List of carboxylic acids
• List of saturated fatty acids
• Very long chain fatty acid

References

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