Nonacosane

Nonacosane[1]
IUPAC name Nonacosane
Other names n-Nonacosane
Identifiers
CAS number	630-03-5 Y
PubChem	12409
ChemSpider	11903 Y
KEGG	C08384 Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:7613 N
ChEMBL	CHEMBL428955 Y
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES C(CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC)CCCCCC
InChI InChI=1S/C29H60/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-19-21-23-25-27-29-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-29H2,1-2H3 Y Key: IGGUPRCHHJZPBS-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y InChI=1/C29H60/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-19-21-23-25-27-29-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-29H2,1-2H3
Properties
Molecular formula	C29H60
Molar mass	408.60 g/mol
Density	0.8083 g/cm3
Melting point	63.7 °C, 337 K, 147 °F
Boiling point	440.8 °C, 714 K, 825 °F
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Infobox references

Nonacosane is a straight-chain hydrocarbon with a molecular formula of C₂₉H₆₀, and the structural formula CH₃(CH₂)₂₇CH₃. It has 1,590,507,121 constitutional isomers.

Nonacosane has been reported to be a component of a pheromone of Orgyia leucostigma,^[2] and evidence suggests it plays a role in the chemical communication of several insects, including the female Anopheles stephensi mosquito.^[3]

Nonacosane occurs naturally, and has been identified within several essential oils. It can also be prepared synthetically.^[4]

References

1. ^ MSDS Data for nonacosane
2. ^ Pheromone identification
3. ^ Brei B, Edman JD, Gerade B, Clark JM (2004). "Relative abundance of two cuticular hydrocarbons indicates whether a mosquito is old enough to transmit malaria parasites". J. Med. Entomol. 41 (4): 807–9. doi:10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.807. PMID 15311480. 
4. ^ Bentley, H.R., Henry, J.A., Irvine, D.S., Mukerji, D., and Spring, F.S. (1955). "Triterpenoids. Part XXXII. cyclolaudenol, a triterpenoid alcohol from opium". J. Chem. Soc.: 596–602. doi:10.1039/jr9550000596.