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Created at2022-03-10 18:46:06 UTC
Updated at2022-03-10 22:22:43 UTC
NP-MRD IDNP0044903
Secondary Accession NumbersNone
Natural Product Identification
Common NameTricosane
DescriptionTricosane, also called n-tricosane, is a straight chain alkane containing 23 carbon atoms. It belongs to the class of organic compounds known as acyclic alkanes. These are acyclic hydrocarbons consisting only of n carbon atoms and m hydrogen atoms where m=2*n + 2. It is a white waxy solid with an alkane taste. It has been detected in common hazelnuts, making tricosane a potential biomarker for this food. As a volatile compound, it has also been found in essential oils of plants, such as Periploca laevigata Aiton subsp. Angustifolia (Apocynaceae) (PMID: 22439883 ) And Aerva javanica (Burm.F.) Juss. Ex Schult. Seed (PMID: 23811454 ). Tricosane is also found in cannabis plants (PMID: 6991645 ) And in cannabis smoke (https://Doi.Org/10.1007/978-1-59259-947-9_2). Tricosane is volatilized during the combustion of cannabis.
Structure
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Synonyms
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CH3-[CH2]21-CH3ChEBI
N-TricosaneChEBI
Chemical FormulaC23H48
Average Mass324.6272 Da
Monoisotopic Mass324.37560 Da
IUPAC Nametricosane
Traditional Nametricosane
CAS Registry Number638-67-5
SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C23H48/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-19-21-23-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-23H2,1-2H3
InChI KeyFIGVVZUWCLSUEI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Experimental Spectra
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Predicted Spectra
Chemical Shift Submissions
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Species
Species of Origin
Chemical Taxonomy
Description Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as alkanes. These are acyclic branched or unbranched hydrocarbons having the general formula CnH2n+2 , and therefore consisting entirely of hydrogen atoms and saturated carbon atoms.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassHydrocarbons
ClassSaturated hydrocarbons
Sub ClassAlkanes
Direct ParentAlkanes
Alternative ParentsNot Available
Substituents
  • Acyclic alkane
  • Alkane
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Physical Properties
StateNot Available
Experimental Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting PointNot AvailableNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityNot AvailableNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
logP10.3ALOGPS
logP10.69ChemAxon
logS-7.8ALOGPS
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count0ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area0 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count20ChemAxon
Refractivity107.63 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability48.38 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
BioavailabilityNoChemAxon
Rule of FiveNoChemAxon
Ghose FilterNoChemAxon
Veber's RuleNoChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleNoChemAxon
HMDB IDHMDB0061866
DrugBank IDNot Available
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FoodDB IDFDB005217
KNApSAcK IDC00032409
Chemspider ID12017
KEGG Compound IDC17433
BioCyc IDCPD-7947
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkHigher alkanes
METLIN IDNot Available
PubChem Compound12534
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI ID32934
Good Scents IDNot Available
References
General References
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