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heneicosane Chem.|hɛˈnaɪkəʊseɪn| Also henicosane. [f. Gr. ἑν-, εἷς one + εἴκοσι twenty + -ane.] Any of the hydrocarbons of the paraffin series having twenty-one carbon atoms, esp. the unbranched isomer (n-heneicosane). Hence heneicoˈsanic, -cosaˈnoic, -coˈsoic acid, the saturated fatty acid, C20H41COOH, derived from n-heneicosane.
1889Muir & Morley Watts' Dict. Chem. II. 674/1 Henicosane C21H44... Formed by reduction of the dichloride..of the ketone. 1915Jrnl. Chem. Soc. CVII. 738 Heneicosoic acid, CH3·[CH2]19 ·CO2H, is readily soluble in ether. 1924Jrnl. Biol. Chem. LIX. 920 n-Heneicosanic Acid..melted at 75–76°C. 1945A. N. Sachanen Chem. Const. Petroleum iv. 232 The heneicosanes substituted in position 11 (C10H21.CHR.C10H21) have low melting points (below -7°C). 1951Kirk & Othmer Encycl. Chem. Technol. VI. 257 Heneicosanoic acid, C21H42O2, has been reported to occur in Japanese wax and earth-nut oil, but the evidence presented indicates that it is not found in natural fats and waxes. |