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| Version | 1.0 |
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| Creation date | 2015-10-09 22:32:15 UTC |
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| Update date | 2017-01-19 02:36:34 UTC |
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| FoodComEx ID | PC000730 |
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| FoodDB Record | FDB012764 |
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| Chemical Information |
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| Name | 1-Octadecanol |
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| Description | Solidifying agent for margarine and other foods containing semi-solid fats. Generally recognised as safe (GRAS) status in the USA
Stearyl alcohol (also known as octadecyl alcohol or 1-octadecanol) is a substance prepared from stearic acid by the process of catalytic hydrogenation. It is a fatty alcohol. It has a wide range of uses as an ingredient in lubricants, resins, perfumes and cosmetics. It is used as an emollient, emulsifier, and thickener in ointments of various sorts, and is widely used as a hair coating in shampoos and hair conditioners. 1-Octadecanol is found in soft-necked garlic and potato. |
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| CAS Number | 112-92-5 |
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| Structure | |
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| Synonyms | | Synonym | Source |
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| 1-Hydroxyoctadecane | biospider | | Alcohol stearylicus | HMDB | | Alfol 18 | HMDB | | Atalco S | HMDB | | C18 alcohol | biospider | | n-1-Octadecanol | biospider | | N-octadecanol | biospider | | N-octadecyl alcohol | biospider | | Octadecan-1-ol | biospider | | Octadecanol | biospider | | Octadecanol NF | HMDB | | Octadecyl alcohol | db_source | | Octanodecanol | biospider | | Stearal | HMDB | | Stearic alcohol | biospider | | Stearol | biospider | | Stearyl alcohol | db_source | | Stearyl alcohol pure | HMDB | | Stearylalkohol | ChEBI | | Steraffine | biospider |
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| Chemical Formula | C18H38O |
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| IUPAC name | octadecan-1-ol |
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| InChI Identifier | InChI=1S/C18H38O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19/h19H,2-18H2,1H3 |
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| InChI Key | GLDOVTGHNKAZLK-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
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| Isomeric SMILES | CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO |
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| Average Molecular Weight | 270.4937 |
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| Monoisotopic Molecular Weight | 270.292265838 |
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| Chemical Taxonomy |
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| Description | Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as long-chain fatty alcohols. These are fatty alcohols that have an aliphatic tail of 13 to 21 carbon atoms. |
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| Kingdom | Organic compounds |
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| Super Class | Lipids and lipid-like molecules |
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| Class | Fatty Acyls |
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| Sub Class | Fatty alcohols |
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| Direct Parent | Long-chain fatty alcohols |
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| Alternative Parents | |
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| Substituents | - Long chain fatty alcohol
- Organic oxygen compound
- Hydrocarbon derivative
- Primary alcohol
- Organooxygen compound
- Alcohol
- Aliphatic acyclic compound
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| Molecular Framework | Aliphatic acyclic compounds |
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| Physico-Chemical Properties - Experimental |
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| Property | Value | Reference |
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| Experimental logP | Not Available | |
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| Experimental Water Solubility | 1.1e-06 mg/mL at 25 oC | YALKOWSKY,SH & VALVANI,SC (1980) |
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| Melting Point | Mp 59.4-59.8° | DFC |
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| Food | Content Range | Average | Reference |
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| Food | | | Reference |
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| Production Data |
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| Production Method | commercial |
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| Production Method Reference | Not Available |
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| Production Method Reference File | Not Available |
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| Quantity Available | Production upon request, up to 500 mg |
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| Delivery Time | Not Available |
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| Storage Form | solid |
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| Storage Conditions | -80°C |
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| Stability | Not Available |
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| Purity | Not Available |
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| Spectra |
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| Spectral Data Upon Request | Not Available |
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| Provider Information |
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| Commercial Vendors |
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| AKSci | G510 |
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| Fluka | HMDB0002350 |
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| MetaSci | HMDB0002350 |
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| Toronto Research Chemicals | O235480 |
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