Heneicosylic acid explained

Heneicosylic acid, or heneicosanoic acid, is the organic compound with the formula . It is the straight-chain 21-carbon saturated fatty acid. It is a colorless solid.

It has shown relevance in the production of foams, paints, and related viscous materials.^[1] A laboratory preparation involves permanganate oxidation of 1-docosene .^[2]

See also

• List of saturated fatty acids
• Very long chain fatty acids
• List of carboxylic acids

Notes and References

1. Alternate Measurement of the Viscosity Peak in Heneicosanoic Acid Monolayers. Langmuir. 16. 26. 10553–10555. 10.1021/la0006925. 2000. Ghaskadvi. R.S.. Dennin. Michael.
2. 10.15227/orgsyn.060.0011 . Carboxylic Acids from the Oxidation of Terminal Alkenes by Permanganate: Nonadecanoic Acid . Organic Syntheses . 1981 . 60 . 11 . Donald G. Lee . Shannon E. Lamb . Victor S. Chang . free.