heptacosane


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heptacosane

[hep′täk·ə‚sān or ‚hep·tə′kō‚sān]
(organic chemistry)
C27H56 A hydrocarbon; water-insoluble crystals melting at 60°C and boiling at 270°C (at 15 mmHg); soluble in alcohol; found in beeswax.
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Compound Fushun Longkou Huadian 6 Hexadecane 119.8 13 Octadecane 169.3 16 Nonadecane 83.2 129.7 17 Eicosane 80.5 110.8 19 Heneicosane 157.1 47.1 265.1 20 Docosane 221.2 65.5 327.4 23 Tricosane 472.3 170.9 781.7 24 Tetracosane 362.8 89.6 428.4 25 Pentacosane 513.8 116.7 997.3 26 Hexacosane 485.0 198.1 663.6 27 Heptacosane 575.5 279.6 2628.1 30 Octacosane 303.5 152.8 537.8 33 Nonacosane 358.6 212.6 993.5 37 Triacontane 87.9 48.4 297.9 42 Hentriacontane 127.8 480.3 46 Dotriacontane 191.1 54 Tritriacontane 221.8 Table 4.
Chemical composition of carbon disulfide-extractable fraction from oil shales of three Chinese deposits
rapae to heptacosane was significantly higher than to tricosane and penta cosane (F = 4.362, df = 2, P = 0.023), whereas no significant difference between the compounds was found at 1 mg/mL (F = 3.084, df = 2, P = 0.062) (Table 2).
Effect of Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on flower-visiting behavior of insects on Brassica napus (Brassicales: Brassicaceae)
The major constituents of the leaves oil were hentriacontane (21.48%), nonacosane (20.59%), heptacosane (19.78%), pentacosane (5.58%), octacosane (3.47%), triacontane (2.81%) and hexacosane (2.04%).
Chemical Compositions of the Essential oil of Aerva javanica Leaves and Stems
The host compounds were ethyl-1-hexanol (>99%), heptacosane (>95%), (+)-3-carene (>90%), hentriacontane (>95%), cis-3-hexenyl acetate (>97%), acetophenone (>98.5%), tridecanone (>95%), and 1-octen-3-ol (>98%).
Effects of the antennal sensilla distribution pattern on the behavioral responses of Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
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