1-Octacosanol

1-Octacosanol
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Octacosan-1-ol
Other names
n-Octacosanol; Octacosyl alcohol; Octanosol; Montanyl alcohol; Cluytyl alcohol
Identifiers
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ECHA InfoCard 100.008.348 Edit this at Wikidata
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MeSH 1-octacosanol
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C28H58O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-27-28-29/h29H,2-28H2,1H3 checkY
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  • InChI=1/C28H58O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-27-28-29/h29H,2-28H2,1H3
    Key: CNNRPFQICPFDPO-UHFFFAOYAC
  • OCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
Properties
C28H58O
Molar mass 410.771 g·mol−1
Melting point 83 °C (181 °F; 356 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

1-Octacosanol[pronunciation?] (also known as n-octacosanol, octacosyl alcohol, cluytyl[pronunciation?] alcohol, montanyl[pronunciation?] alcohol) is a straight-chain aliphatic 28-carbon primary fatty alcohol that is common in the epicuticular waxes of plants, including the leaves of many species of Eucalyptus, of most forage and cereal grasses, of Acacia, Trifolium, Pisum and many other legume genera among many others, sometimes as the major wax constituent. Octacosanol also occurs in wheat germ.

Chemistry

Octacosanol is insoluble in water but freely soluble in low molecular-weight alkanes and in chloroform.

Biological effects

Octacosanol is the main component in the mixture policosanol. Octacosanol has been subject to preliminary study for its potential benefit for patients with Parkinson's disease. Studies have also found that octacosanol may inhibit the production of cholesterol. In mice, octacosanol reduces stress and restores stress-affected sleep back to normal.


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