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Fatty alcohol
These are alcohols derived from natural fats and oils. Those with common names include:
- erucyl alcohol
- ricinolyl alcohol
- arachidyl alcohol
- capryl alcohol
- capric alcohol
- behenyl alcohol
- lauryl alcohol (1-dodecanol) -- 12 carbon atoms
- myristyl alcohol (1-tetradecanol) -- 14 carbon atoms
- cetyl (or palmityl) alcohol (1-hexadecanol) -- 16 carbon atoms
- stearyl alcohol (1-octadecanol) -- 18 carbon atoms
- isostearyl alcohol
- oleyl alcohol (cis-9-octadecen-1-ol) -- 18 carbon atoms, unsaturated
- palmitoleyl alcohol
- linoleyl alcohol (9Z, 12Z-octadecadien-1-ol) -- 18 carbon atoms, polyunsaturated
- elaidyl alcohol (9E-octadecen-1-ol)
- elaidolinoleyl alcohol (9E, 12E-octadecadien-1-ol)
- linolenyl alcohol (9Z, 12Z, 15Z-octadecatrien-1-ol)
- elaidolinolenyl alcohol (9E, 12E, 15-E-octadecatrien-1-ol)
The smaller molecules are used in cosmetics and food, and as industrial solvents. Some of the larger molecules are important as biofuels.
10-26-2009 08:16:03
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