List of saturated fatty acids
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| Common Name | Systematic Name | Structural Formula | Lipid Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Propionic acid Propionic acid Propanoic acid is a naturally occurring carboxylic acid with chemical formula CH3CH2COOH. It is a clear liquid with a pungent odor... |
Propanoic acid | CH3CH2COOH | C3:0 |
| Butyric acid Butyric acid Butyric acid , also known under the systematic name butanoic acid, is a carboxylic acid with the structural formula CH3CH2CH2-COOH. Salts and esters of butyric acid are known as butyrates or butanoates... |
Butanoic acid | CH3(CH2)2COOH | C4:0 |
| Valeric acid Valeric acid Valeric acid, or pentanoic acid, is a straight-chain alkyl carboxylic acid with the chemical formula C5H10O2. Like other low-molecular-weight carboxylic acids, it has a very unpleasant odor. It is found naturally in the perennial flowering plant valerian , from which it gets its name. Its... |
Pentanoic acid | CH3(CH2)3COOH | C5:0 |
| Caproic acid | Hexanoic acid | CH3(CH2)4COOH | C6:0 |
| Enanthic acid | Heptanoic acid | CH3(CH2)5)COOH | C7:0 |
| Caprylic acid Caprylic acid Caprylic acid is the common name for the eight-carbon saturated fatty acid known by the systematic name octanoic acid. It is found naturally in the milk of various mammals, and it is a minor constituent of coconut oil and palm kernel oil... |
Octanoic acid | CH3(CH2)6COOH | C8:0 |
| Pelargonic acid | Nonanoic acid | CH3(CH2)7COOH | C9:0 |
| Capric acid | Decanoic acid | CH3(CH2)8COOH | C10:0 |
| Undecylic acid Undecylic acid Undecylic acid is a naturally occurring carboxylic acid with chemical formula CH39COOH.... |
Undecanoic acid | CH3(CH2)9COOH | C11:0 |
| Lauric acid Lauric acid Lauric acid , the saturated fatty acid with a 12-carbon atom chain, is a white, powdery solid with a faint odor of bay oil or soap.-Occurrence:... |
Dodecanoic acid | CH3(CH2)10COOH | C12:0 |
| Tridecylic acid Tridecylic acid Tridecylic acid, or tridecanoic acid, is a 13-carbon saturated fatty acid with the chemical formula CH311COOH. It is commonly found in dairy products.... |
Tridecanoic acid | CH3(CH2)11COOH | C13:0 |
| Myristic acid Myristic acid Myristic acid, also called tetradecanoic acid, is a common saturated fatty acid with the molecular formula CH312COOH. A myristate is a salt or ester of myristic acid.... |
Tetradecanoic acid | CH3(CH2)12COOH | C14:0 |
| Pentadecylic acid | Pentadecanoic acid | CH3(CH2)13COOH | C15:0 |
| Palmitic acid Palmitic acid Palmitic acid, or hexadecanoic acid in IUPAC nomenclature, is one of the most common saturated fatty acids found in animals and plants. Its molecular formula is CH314CO2H. As its name indicates, it is a major component of the oil from palm trees . Palmitate is a term for the salts and esters of... |
Hexadecanoic acid | CH3(CH2)14COOH | C16:0 |
| Margaric acid | Heptadecanoic acid | CH3(CH2)15COOH | C17:0 |
| Stearic acid Stearic acid Stearic acid is the saturated fatty acid with an 18 carbon chain and has the IUPAC name octadecanoic acid. It is a waxy solid, and its chemical formula is CH316CO2H. Its name comes from the Greek word στέαρ "stéatos", which means tallow. The salts and esters of stearic acid are called stearates... |
Octadecanoic acid | CH3(CH2)16COOH | C18:0 |
| Nonadecylic acid Nonadecylic acid Nonadecyclic acid, or nonadecanoic acid, is a 19-carbon long-chain saturated fatty acid with the chemical formula CH318COOH. It forms salts called nonadecylates.... |
Nonadecanoic acid | CH3(CH2)17COOH | C19:0 |
| Arachidic acid Arachidic acid Arachidic acid, also called eicosanoic acid, is the saturated fatty acid with a 20 carbon chain. It is as a minor constituent of peanut oil and corn oil . Its name derives from the Latin arachis — peanut... |
Eicosanoic acid | CH3(CH2)18COOH | C20:0 |
| Heneicosylic acid | Heneicosanoic acid | CH3(CH2)19COOH | C21:0 |
| Behenic acid Behenic acid Behenic acid is a normal carboxylic acid, the saturated fatty acid with formula C21H43COOH. In appearance, it consists of white to cream color crystals or powder with a melting point of 80°C and boiling point of 306°C.-Sources:... |
Docosanoic acid | CH3(CH2)20COOH | C22:0 |
| Tricosylic acid | Tricosanoic acid | CH3(CH2)21COOH | C23:0 |
| Lignoceric acid Lignoceric acid Lignoceric acid, or tetracosanoic acid, is the saturated fatty acid with formula C23H47COOH. It is found in wood tar, various cerebrosides, and in small amounts in most natural fats. The fatty acids of peanut oil contain small amounts of lignoceric acid . This fatty acid is also a byproduct of... |
Tetracosanoic acid | CH3(CH2)22COOH | C24:0 |
| Pentacosylic acid | Pentacosanoic acid | CH3(CH2)23COOH | C25:0 |
| Cerotic acid Cerotic acid Cerotic acid, or hexacosanoic acid, is a 26-carbon long-chain saturated fatty acid with the chemical formula CH324COOH. It is most commonly found in beeswax and carnauba wax, and is a white crystalline solid.... |
Hexacosanoic acid | CH3(CH2)24COOH | C26:0 |
| Heptacosylic acid | Heptacosanoic acid | CH3(CH2)25COOH | C27:0 |
| Montanic acid Montanic acid Montanic acid is a saturated fatty acid isolated and detected mainly in montan wax. 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.... |
Octacosanoic acid | CH3(CH2)26COOH | C28:0 |
| Nonacosylic acid | Nonacosanoic acid | CH3(CH2)27COOH | C29:0 |
| Melissic acid Melissic acid Melissic acid is a saturated fatty acid.-History:Melissic acid was named as such because Melissa is derived from a Greek word meaning bee, owing to the abundance of nectar in the flowers which attracts bees.-Synthesis:... |
Triacontanoic acid | CH3(CH2)28COOH | C30:0 |
| Henatriacontylic acid | Henatriacontanoic acid | CH3(CH2)29COOH | C31:0 |
| Lacceroic acid Lacceroic acid Lacceroic acid is a saturated fatty acid.-Sources:Lacceroic acid can be derived by sapon. of lacceryl lacceroate, or oxidation of laccerol and purification of the product by certain methods.-Derivatives:... |
Dotriacontanoic acid | CH3(CH2)30COOH | C32:0 |
| Psyllic acid Psyllic acid Psyllic acid is a saturated fatty acid.-Alkali salts:... |
Tritriacontanoic acid | CH3(CH2)31COOH | C33:0 |
| Geddic acid | Tetratriacontanoic acid | CH3(CH2)32COOH | C34:0 |
| Ceroplastic acid Ceroplastic acid Ceroplastic acid is a saturated aliphatic carboxylic acid.-Applications:Like many other carboxylic acids, ceroplastic acid can react with UV curable moiety alcohols to form reactive esters, such as 2-allyloxyethanol.... |
Pentatriacontanoic acid | CH3(CH2)33COOH | C35:0 |
| Hexatriacontylic acid | Hexatriacontanoic acid | CH3(CH2)34COOH | C36:0 |
See also
- Carboxylic acidCarboxylic acidCarboxylic acids are organic acids characterized by the presence of at least one carboxyl group. The general formula of a carboxylic acid is R-COOH, where R is some monovalent functional group...
- Dicarboxylic acidDicarboxylic acidDicarboxylic acids are organic compounds that contain two carboxylic acid functional groups. In molecular formulae for dicarboxylic acids, these groups are often written as HOOC-R-COOH, where R may be an alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, or aryl group...