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Arachidic acid

synthetic, ≥99.0% (GC)

Synonym(s):

Arachic acid, Arachidinic acid, Eicosanoic acid, Icosanoic acid, NSC 93983

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)18COOH
CAS Number:
506-30-9
Molecular Weight:
312.53
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
57646858
EC Number:
208-031-3
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1788211
MDL number:
MFCD00002755
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Quality Level

200

assay

≥99.0% (GC)

form

solid

quality

synthetic

mp

74-76 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: insoluble, benzene: freely soluble, chloroform: freely soluble, cold water: very slightly soluble, diethyl ether: freely soluble, petroleum ether: freely soluble

functional group

carboxylic acid

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O

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)

InChI key

VKOBVWXKNCXXDE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Arachidic acid was used to study the growth of cadmium sulfide crystals under arachidic acid monolayers. It may be used to compose Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films.

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hcodes

H315,H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

nwg

flash_point_f

230.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

110 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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Lot/Batch Number
BCCL1093
BCBR0793V
1373317V
1373317
053572/1

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Epitaxial growth of size-quantized cadmium sulfide crystals under arachidic acid monolayers.
Yang J, et al.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry, 99(15), 5500-5504 (1995)
Morphology of microphase separation in arachidic acid/cadmium arachidate Langmuir-Blodgett multilayers.
Kurnaz ML and Schwartz DK.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry, 100(26), 11113-11119 (1996)
Alicia Leikin-Frenkel et al.
Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 471(1), 63-71 (2008-01-03)
Fatty acid bile acid conjugates (FABACs) prevent and dissolve cholesterol gallstones and prevent diet induced fatty liver, in mice. The present studies aimed to test their hypocholesterolemic effects in mice. Gallstone susceptible (C57L/J) mice, on high fat (HFD) or regular
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SKUGTIN
10930-1G04061838688194
10930-5G04061832491424
10930-25G04061838688200