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| IUPAC name | Nonacosane |
| Other names | n-Nonacosane |
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| CAS number | 630-03-5 |
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| Properties | |
| Molecular formula | C29H60 |
| Molar mass | 408.60 g/mol |
| Density | 0.8083 g/cm3 |
| Melting point |
63.7 °C, 337 K, 147 °F |
| Boiling point |
440.8 °C, 714 K, 825 °F |
| Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox references |
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Nonacosane is a straight-chain hydrocarbon with a molecular formula of C29H60, and the structural formula CH3(CH2)27CH3. It has 1,590,507,121 constitutional isomers.
Nonacosane has been reported to be a component of a pheromone of Orgyia leucostigma,2 and evidence suggests it plays a role in the chemical communication of several insects, including the female Anopheles stephensi mosquito.3
Nonacosane occurs naturally, and has been identified within several essential oils. It can also been prepared synthetically.4
References
- ^ MSDS Data for nonacosane
- ^ Pheromone identification
- ^ Brei B, Edman JD, Gerade B, Clark JM (2004). "Relative abundance of two cuticular hydrocarbons indicates whether a mosquito is old enough to transmit malaria parasites". J. Med. Entomol. 41 (4): 807–9. PMID 15311480.
- ^ Bentley, H.R., Henry, J.A., Irvine, D.S., Mukerji, D., and Spring, F.S. (1955). "Triterpenoids. Part XXXII. cyclolaudenol, a triterpenoid alcohol from opium". J. Chem. Soc.: 596–602. doi:.
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