Heptatriacontanoic acid

Heptatriacontanoic acid, or heptatriacontylic acid, is a 37-carbon saturated fatty acid.

Heptatriacontanoic acid

Names
IUPAC name Heptatriacontanoic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	4445724
PubChem CID	5282597
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID10415222
InChI InChI=1S/C37H74O2/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(38)39/h2-36H2,1H3,(H,38,39) Key: DEQQJCLFURALOA-UHFFFAOYSA-N InChI=1/C37H74O2/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(38)39/h2-36H2,1H3,(H,38,39) Key: DEQQJCLFURALOA-UHFFFAOYAP
SMILES O=C(O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
Properties
Chemical formula	C37H74O2
Molar mass	550.997 g·mol^−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Sources

Heptatriacontanoic acid is present in Abelmoschus manihot and Alpinia nigra.[1][2] Heptatriacontanoic acid was also measured in zooplankton.[3]

Compounds

The compound 4,21-dimethyl-5,19-di-(trans)-enoyl-heptatriacontanoic acid is the "structure of the major homolog of free mycobacteric acids" of Mycobacterium brumae.[4]

Preparation

The expired U.S. patent 5502226 covers a method of ω-hydroxy acid preparation that includes heptatriacontanoic acid.[5]

See also

• List of saturated fatty acids
• List of carboxylic acids

References

1. Lai, X. Y.; Zhao, Y. Y.; Liang, H. (2006). "Studies on chemical constituents in flower of Abelmoschus manihot". China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica. 31 (19): 1597–1600. PMID 17165583.
2. Chunfeng, Qiao; Zhengtao, Wang; Hui, Dong; Luoshan, Xu; Xiaojiang, Hao (2000). "The Chemical Constituents of Blackfruit Galangal (alpinia nigra)". Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs. 31 (6): 404–405.
3. Brown, Paul B. "Food Webs in the 21st Century: Exploration of New Enabling Technologies to Understand and Predict Changes in Aquatic Food Webs and Impacts on Ecosystems" (PDF). Purdue College of Agriculture. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-15. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
4. Rafidinarivo, Elie; Lanéelle, Marie-Antoinette; Montrozier, Henri; Pedro, Valero-Guillén; Astola, José; Luquin, Marina; Promé, Jean-Claude; Daffé, Mamadou (2008-09-04). "Trafficking pathways of mycolic acids: structures, origin, mechanism of formation, and storage form of mycobacteric acids" (PDF). The Journal of Lipid Research. 50 (3): 477–490. doi:10.1194/jlr.M800384-JLR200. PMID 18772482. Retrieved 2014-04-22. Altogether these results established the structure of the major homolog of free mycobacteric acids of M. brumae as a 4,21-dimethyl-5,19-di-(trans)-enoyl-heptatriacontanoic acid.
5. US 5502226, Cho, Suk H. & Victor DeFlorio, "Process of preparing ω-hydroxy acids", issued 1996-03-26

External links

The dictionary definition of heptatriacontanoic acid at Wiktionary