Ceroplastic 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)^[1]
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

Chemical compound

Ceroplastic acid (or pentatriacontanoic acid) is a 35-carbon-long saturated aliphatic carboxylic acid.^[2]

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.^[3]

References

^ KOYAMA, Ryosei (1935). "Studies on Lardacein from the Scale Insect(Ceroplastes rubens Maskell). I". Nippon Kagaku Kaishi. 56 (4): 365–372. doi:10.1246/nikkashi1921.56.4_365. ISSN 0369-4208.
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^ US 7578587