Thapsic acid (hexadecanedioic acid ) is a naturally occurring dicarboxylic acid with the formula
C16 H30 O4 .[ 1] The name is derived from Thapsia , the Latin name for a Mediterranean perennial whose roots contain thapsic acid.[ citation needed ]
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Thapsic acid
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Other names
1,14-Tetradecanedicarboxylic acid
Identifiers
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard
100.007.285
EC Number
KEGG
MeSH
C012346
UNII
InChI=1S/C16H30O4/c17-15(18)13-11-9-7-5-3-1-2-4-6-8-10-12-14-16(19)20/h1-14H2,(H,17,18)(H,19,20) N
Key: QQHJDPROMQRDLA-UHFFFAOYSA-N N
InChI=1S/C16H30O4/c17-15(18)13-11-9-7-5-3-1-2-4-6-8-10-12-14-16(19)20/h1-14H2,(H,17,18)(H,19,20)
Key: QQHJDPROMQRDLA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
C(CCCCCCCC(=O)O)CCCCCCC(=O)O
Properties
C 16 H 30 O 4
Molar mass
286.412 g·mol−1
Density
1.209 g/cm3
Melting point
120 to 126 °C (248 to 259 °F; 393 to 399 K)
Boiling point
457.5 °C (855.5 °F; 730.6 K) at 760 mmHg
0.0057 g/L
Hazards
GHS labelling :
Warning
H315 , H319 , H335
P261 , P264 , P271 , P280 , P302+P352 , P304+P340 , P305+P351+P338 , P312 , P321 , P332+P313 , P337+P313 , P362 , P403+P233 , P405 , P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25
°C [77
°F], 100
kPa).
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Thapsia , the plant from which the name thapsic acid is derived
It has a role as a human metabolite.[ 2] It is the conjugate acid of hexadecanedioate.