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1-Hexacosanol /ˌhɛksɪˈkɒsɪnɒl/, also known as ceryl alcohol, is a saturated primary fatty alcohol with a carbon chain length of 26 that is a white waxy solid at room temperature. It is freely soluble in chloroform and insoluble in water. It occurs naturally in the epicuticular wax and plant cuticle of many plant species.[1]

References

  1. ^ Baker, EA (1982). "Chemistry and morphology of plant epicuticular waxes". In DJ Cutler; KL Alvin; CE Price (eds.). The Plant Cuticle. London: Academic Press. pp. 139–165.


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