6744. Octacosanol

Nomenclature

CAS number: 557-61-9
1-Octacosanol; cluytyl alcohol; montanyl alcohol; n-octacosanol; octacosyl alcohol.
C28H58O; mol wt 410.76.
C 81.87%, H 14.23%, O 3.90%.

Description and references

Constituent of vegetable waxes. Isoln from the wax found on green blades of wheat: Pollard et al., Biochem. J. 27, 1889 (1933); from carnauba wax: Koonce, Brown, Oil Soap (Chicago) 21, 231 (1944). Synthesis starting with behenic acid: Bleyberg, Ulrich, Ber. 64, 2504 (1931); Francis et al., Proc. R. Soc. London A 158, 691 (1937).

Chemical structure

Properties

Crystals from much acetone, mp 83.4°. Insol in water. Sol in carbon disulfide, other fat solvents, oils.