Montanic acid

Montanic acid is a saturated fatty acid isolated and detected mainly in montan wax. It also occurs in beeswax and Chinese wax. Montanic acid ethylene glycol esters and glycerol esters are used as protective layer on fruit skins and coating on foods. [1] It is known as E number reference E912.

Montanic acid

Names
IUPAC name Octacosanoic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	506-48-9^Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:31001^Y
ChemSpider	10038^Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.007.311
PubChem CID	10470
UNII	4BKL1A0KJY^Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID2075051
InChI InChI=1S/C28H56O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-27-28(29)30/h2-27H2,1H3,(H,29,30)^Y Key: UTOPWMOLSKOLTQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y InChI=1/C28H56O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-27-28(29)30/h2-27H2,1H3,(H,29,30) Key: UTOPWMOLSKOLTQ-UHFFFAOYAA
SMILES O=C(O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
Properties
Chemical formula	C28H56O2
Molar mass	424.754 g·mol^−1
Density	0.8191 g/mL
Melting point	90.9 °C (195.6 °F; 364.0 K)
Solubility in water	Insoluble
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

References

1. "Documenta Geigy: Scientific tables" Konrad Diem, C. Lentner; Geigy Pharmaceuticals, sixth edition, 1965.

External links

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• JSTOR