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phytanic acid

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A branched-chain saturated fatty acid consisting of hexadecanoic acid carrying methyl substituents at positions 3, 7, 11 and 15.

Term info

Label

phytanic acid

Synonyms
  • 3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoic acid
  • Phytanic acid
database cross reference
Subsets

3_STAR

IUPAC NAME
3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoic acid [ IUPAC ]

charge

0

formula

C20H40O2

has alternative id

CHEBI:26111, CHEBI:8189

has obo namespace

chebi_ontology

has related synonym

3,7,11,15-tetramethyl hexadecanoic acid, 3,7,11,15-Tetramethyl-hexadecansaeure, 3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-hexadecanoic acid

id

CHEBI:16285

inchi

InChI=1S/C20H40O2/c1-16(2)9-6-10-17(3)11-7-12-18(4)13-8-14-19(5)15-20(21)22/h16-19H,6-15H2,1-5H3,(H,21,22)

inchikey

RLCKHJSFHOZMDR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

mass

312.53040

monoisotopicmass

312.30283

smiles

CC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CC(O)=O