| Appearance |
white to cream crystals or Brown powder
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| Features |
Behenic acid(112-85-6), is a normal carboxylic acid.
At 9%, it is a major component of Ben oil (or behen oil), which is extracted from the seeds of the Ben-oil tree. It is so named from the Persian month Bahman when the roots of this tree were harvested.
Behenic acid(112-85-6) is also present in some other oils and oil-bearing plants, including rapeseed (canola) and peanut oil and skins. It is estimated that one ton of peanut skins contains 13 pounds of behenic acid. Commercially, behenic acid is often used to give hair conditioners and moisturizers their smoothing properties.
As a dietary oil, behenic acid is poorly absorbed. In spite of its low bioavailability compared with oleic acid, behenic acid is a cholesterol-raising fatty acid in humans.
Reduction of behenic acid yields behenyl alcohol. |
| Melting point |
72-80 °C(lit.) |
| Boiling point |
306°C 60mm |
| density |
d4100 0.8221 |
| vapor pressure |
0Pa at 25℃ |
| refractive index |
nD100 1.4270 |
| Fp |
306°C/60mm |
| storage temp. |
2-8°C
|
| solubility |
chloroform: soluble50mg/mL, clear |
| form |
Crystalline Powder |
| pka |
4.78±0.10(Predicted) |
| color |
White to slightly yellow |
| Odor |
faint odor |
| Stability: |
Stable. Combustible. Incompatible with bases, oxidizing agents, reducing agents. |
| Stability |
Stable. Combustible. Incompatible with bases, oxidizing agents, reducing agents. |
| Water Solubility |
Soluble in DMF (~3 mg/ml), hot methanol, water (0.15 mg/ml at 25°C), chloroform, and ethanol (2.18 mg/ml at 25°C). |
| Merck |
14,1023 |
| BRN |
1792887 |
| InChIKey |
UKMSUNONTOPOIO-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| LogP |
4.121-9.91 at 25℃ |
| Uses |
behenic acid is a long-chain fatty acid used in product formulations to form a viscous emulsion. It is considered a non-comedogenic raw material.
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| CAS DataBase Reference |
112-85-6(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| NIST Chemistry Reference |
Docosanoic acid(112-85-6) |
| EPA Substance Registry System |
112-85-6(EPA Substance) |
