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Phytane is the isoprenoid alkane formed when phytol, a chemical substituent of chlorophyll, loses its hydroxyl group. When phytol loses one carbon atom, it yields pristane. Other sources of phytane and pristane have also been proposed than phytol.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C20H42
- Molecular weight
- 282.5 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2,6,10,14-tetramethylhexadecane
- SMILES
- CCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)C
- InChIKey
- GGYKPYDKXLHNTI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 9.9
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- carbon
- Mass
- 282.329
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- Commons category
- Phytane
- canonical SMILES
- CCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)C
- chemical formula
- C₂₀H₄₂
- boiling point
- 442.65
- found in taxon
- Persicaria hydropiperoides
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