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arachidic acid
Sign in to saveAlso known as CH3-[CH2]18-COOH, eicosoic acid, n-eicosanoic acid, arachidinic acid, C20:0, Arachic acid
chemical compound
Chemical data
- Formula
- C20H40O2
- Molecular weight
- 312.5 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- icosanoic acid
- SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
- InChIKey
- VKOBVWXKNCXXDE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 8.5
- Polar surface area
- 37.3 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Encyclopedic overview
Arachidic acid, also known as icosanoic acid, is a saturated fatty acid with a 20-carbon chain. It is a minor constituent of cupuaçu butter (7%), perilla oil (0–1%), peanut oil (1.1–1.7%), corn oil (3%), and cocoa butter (1%). The salts and esters of arachidic acid are known as arachidates.
Its name derives from the Latin arachis—peanut. It can be formed by the hydrogenation of arachidonic acid.
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