PRODUCT Properties
| Melting point: | 37 °C |
| Boiling point: | 333 °C |
| Density | 0.8470 |
| refractive index | 1.4590 |
| storage temp. | Sealed in dry,2-8°C |
| solubility | almost transparency in Methanol |
| form | powder to crystal |
| color | White to Almost white |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C18H36O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19/h9-10,19H,2-8,11-18H2,1H3/b10-9+ |
| InChIKey | ALSTYHKOOCGGFT-MDZDMXLPSA-N |
| SMILES | C(O)CCCCCCC/C=C/CCCCCCCC |
| LogP | 7.562 (est) |
Description and Uses
Elaidyl alcohol is a precursor in the biosynthesis of plasmalogens, a special class of phospholipids that reside in neural membranes.
