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Arachidyl alcohol


IUPAC name 1-Icosanol
Systematic name Icosan-1-ol^[1]
Other names Arachidalcohol Arachidic alcohol Hydroxyicosane Icosalcohol Icosanol 1-Icosanol n-Icosanol Icosan-1-ol Icosyl alcohol Icosyl hydrate Icosylic alcohol Nonadecylcarbinol
Identifiers
CAS number	629-96-9^Y
PubChem	12404
ChemSpider	11898^Y
UNII	1QR1QRA9BU^Y
EC number	211-119-4
ChEMBL	CHEMBL451717^Y
Beilstein Reference	1705104
Jmol-3D images	Image 1 Image 2
SMILES CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO OCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
InChI InChI=1S/C20H42O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21/h21H,2-20H2,1H3^Y Key: BTFJIXJJCSYFAL-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y InChI=1/C20H42O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21/h21H,2-20H2,1H3 Key: BTFJIXJJCSYFAL-UHFFFAOYAC
Properties
Molecular formula	C₂₀H₄₂O
Molar mass	298.55 g mol⁻¹
Exact mass	298.323565966 g mol^-1
Appearance	White, translucent crystals
Melting point	64 °C, 337 K, 147 °F
Boiling point	372 °C, 645 K, 702 °F
Solubility in water	1.51 × 10^-6 g dm^-3
log P	8.99
Vapor pressure	<0.01 kPa (at 20 °C)
Hazards
Flash point	195 °C
Y (verify) (what is: Y/N?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Arachidyl alcohol, also 1-icosanol, is a waxy substance used as an emollient in cosmetics. It is a straight-chain fatty alcohol.

References

^ "1-Eicosanol". The PubChem Project. USA: National Center for Biotechnology Information. http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=12404&loc=ec_rcs.

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Primary alcohols (1°)	Ethanol · 1-Propanol · Butanol/Isobutanol · 1-Pentanol · 1-Hexanol · 1-Heptanol Fatty alcohol: Octanol (C₈) · 1-Nonanol (C₉) · 1-Decanol (C₁₀) · Undecanol (C₁₁) · Dodecanol (C₁₂) · 1-Tetradecanol (C₁₄) · Cetyl alcohol (C₁₆) · Stearyl alcohol (C₁₈) · Arachidyl alcohol (C₂₀) · Docosanol (C₂₂) · Tetracosanol (C₂₄) · Hexacosanol (C₂₆) · Octanosol (C₂₈) · Triacontanol (C₃₀) Policosanol

Secondary alcohols (2°)	Isopropyl alcohol · 2-Butanol · 2-Hexanol · Cyclohexanol

Tertiary alcohols (3°)	tert-Butanol · 2-Methyl-2-butanol

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