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Hentriacontane, also called untriacontane, is a solid, long-chain alkane hydrocarbon with the structural formula CH3(CH2)29CH3. It is the main component of Paraffin wax.
It is found in a variety of plants, including peas (Pisum sativum), Acacia senegal, Gymnema sylvestre and others, and also comprises about 8–9% of beeswax. It has 10,660,307,791 constitutional isomers.[4]
References
- ^ "hentriacontane - Compound Summary". PubChem Compound. USA: National Center for Biotechnology Information. 27 March 2005. Identification and Related Records. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ^ Weast, Robert C., ed. (1982). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (63rd ed.). Boca Raton, Fl: CRC Press. p. C-561.
- ^ "Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) : 8361". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.
- ^ "A000602 - Oeis".
External links
- Hentriacontane at Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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