Behenic acid

Behenic acid
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Docosanoic acid
	Other names Behenic acid, Docosanoic acid; 1-Docosanoic acid; n-Docosanoic acid, n-Docosanoate, Glycon B-70, Hydrofol Acid 560, Hydrofol 2022-55, Hystrene 5522, Hystrene 9022, Prifrac 2989, C22:0 (Lipid numbers)
Identifiers
CAS Number	112-85-6 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:28941 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL1173474 ;
ChemSpider	7923 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.003.646
EC Number	204-010-8;
KEGG	C08281 ;
PubChem CID	8215;
UNII	H390488X0A ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID3026930 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C22H44O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22(23)24/h2-21H2,1H3,(H,23,24) Key: UKMSUNONTOPOIO-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C22H44O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22(23)24/h2-21H2,1H3,(H,23,24) Key: UKMSUNONTOPOIO-UHFFFAOYAN;
	SMILES O=C(O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC;
Properties
Chemical formula	C22H44O2
Molar mass	340.592 g·mol−1
Appearance	White solid
Melting point	80.0 °C (176.0 °F; 353.1 K)
Boiling point	306 °C (583 °F; 579 K)
Hazards
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)	1 1 0
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Behenic acid (also docosanoic acid) is a carboxylic acid, the saturated fatty acid with formula C₂₁H₄₃COOH. In appearance, it consists of white solid although impure samples appear yellowish.