Products 14721-66-5
CAS 14721-66-5 appears in our catalog under these names: Phytanic Acid, Phytanoic Acid, >95% (HPLC), Phytanic acid, Phytanic acid 95%, 3,7,11,15-Tetramethylhexadecanoic acid, 95%, 95%. Offered by: GLPBio, TRC, TargetMol, Biosynth, Ambeed. Available pack sizes: 5mg, 100mg, 1g, 500mg, 10mg, 25mg, 50mg, 1mg.
Phytanic acid is a branched-chain saturated fatty acid consisting of hexadecanoic acid carrying methyl substituents at positions 3, 7, 11 and 15. It is a long-chain fatty acid, a branched-chain saturated fatty acid and a methyl-branched fatty acid. It is functionally related to a hexadecanoic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a phytanate. It derives from a hydride of a phytane.
Source: ChEBI
| Molecular formula | C20H40O2 |
|---|---|
| Molecular weight | 312.5 g/mol |
| IUPAC name | 3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoic acid |
| InChIKey | RLCKHJSFHOZMDR-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES | CC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CC(=O)O |
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Synonyms:
PHYTANIC ACID, 3,7,11,15-Tetramethylhexadecanoic acid, Phytanoic acid, Hexadecanoic acid, 3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-, 3,7,11,15-Tetramethyl-hexadecansaeure, 3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-hexadecanoic acid, Acid, Phytanic, 3,7R,11R,15-tetramethyl-hexadecanoic acid, 3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecoanoate, 3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-1-hexadecanoic acid