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| Preferred IUPAC name Octacosan-1-ol | |
| Other names n-Octacosanol; Octacosyl alcohol; Octanosol; Montanyl alcohol; Cluytyl alcohol | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.008.348 |
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| MeSH | 1-octacosanol |
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| 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 theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
1-Octacosanol[pronunciation?] (also known asn-octacosanol, octacosyl alcohol, cluytyl[pronunciation?] alcohol, montanyl[pronunciation?] alcohol) is a straight-chainaliphatic 28-carbonprimaryfatty alcohol that is common in theepicuticular waxes of plants, including the leaves of many species ofEucalyptus, of mostforage andcerealgrasses, ofAcacia,Trifolium,Pisum and many otherlegume genera among many others, sometimes as the major wax constituent.[1] Octacosanol also occurs in wheat germ.[2]
Octacosanol is insoluble in water but freely soluble in low molecular-weightalkanes and inchloroform.
Octacosanol is the main component in the mixturepolicosanol.[3] Octacosanol has been subject to preliminary study for its potential benefit for patients withParkinson's disease.[4][5] Studies have also found that octacosanol may inhibit the production ofcholesterol.[3] In mice, octacosanol reduces stress and restores stress-affected sleep back to normal.[6]
isolated from wheat germ oil or other plants
