- 1-Triacontanol (n-triacontanol) is a
fatty alcohol of the
general formula C30H62O, also
known as
melissyl alcohol or
myricyl alcohol. It is
found in
plant cuticle...
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ethyl alcohol,
grain alcohol,
drinking alcohol, or
simply alcohol) is an
organic compound with the
chemical formula CH3CH2OH. It is an
alcohol, with its...
- In chemistry, an
alcohol (from
Arabic al-kuḥl 'the kohl'), is a type of
organic compound that
carries at
least one
hydroxyl (−OH)
functional group bound...
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Fatty alcohols (or long-chain
alcohols) are
usually high-molecular-weight, straight-chain
primary alcohols, but can also
range from as few as 4–6 carbons...
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Sugar alcohols (also
called polyhydric alcohols, polyalcohols,
alditols or glycitols) are
organic compounds,
typically derived from sugars, containing...
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Alcohol (from
Arabic al-kuḥl 'the kohl'),
sometimes referred to by the
chemical name ethanol, is the
second most
consumed psychoactive drug
globally behind...
- Amyl
alcohols are
alcohols with the
formula C5H11OH.
Eight are known. A
mixture of amyl
alcohols (also
called amyl
alcohol) can be
obtained from fusel...
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Vinyl alcohol, also
called ethenol (IUPAC name; not ethanol) or ethylenol, is the
simplest enol. With the
formula CH2CHOH, it is a
labile compound that...
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Stearyl alcohol, or 1-octadecanol, is an
organic compound classified as a
saturated fatty alcohol with the
formula CH3(CH2)16CH2OH. It
takes the form...
- but
other insects also
secrete waxes. A
major component of
beeswax is
myricyl palmitate which is an
ester of
triacontanol and
palmitic acid. Its melting...
