List of saturated fatty acids

Saturated fatty acids are fatty acids that make up saturated fats.

Straight-chain

Saturated straight-chain fatty acids:

Common Name	Systematic Name	Structural Formula	Lipid Numbers
Propionic acid	Propanoic acid	CH3CH2COOH	C3:0
Butyric acid	Butanoic acid	CH3(CH2)2COOH	C4:0
Valeric acid	Pentanoic acid	CH3(CH2)3COOH	C5:0
Caproic acid	Hexanoic acid	CH3(CH2)4COOH	C6:0
Enanthic acid	Heptanoic acid	CH3(CH2)5COOH	C7:0
Caprylic acid	Octanoic acid	CH3(CH2)6COOH	C8:0
Pelargonic acid	Nonanoic acid	CH3(CH2)7COOH	C9:0
Capric acid	Decanoic acid	CH3(CH2)8COOH	C10:0
Undecylic acid	Undecanoic acid	CH3(CH2)9COOH	C11:0
Lauric acid	Dodecanoic acid	CH3(CH2)10COOH	C12:0
Tridecylic acid	Tridecanoic acid	CH3(CH2)11COOH	C13:0
Myristic acid	Tetradecanoic acid	CH3(CH2)12COOH	C14:0
Pentadecylic acid	Pentadecanoic acid	CH3(CH2)13COOH	C15:0
Palmitic acid	Hexadecanoic acid	CH3(CH2)14COOH	C16:0
Margaric acid	Heptadecanoic acid	CH3(CH2)15COOH	C17:0
Stearic acid	Octadecanoic acid	CH3(CH2)16COOH	C18:0
Nonadecylic acid	Nonadecanoic acid	CH3(CH2)17COOH	C19:0
Arachidic acid	Icosanoic acid	CH3(CH2)18COOH	C20:0
Heneicosylic acid	Heneicosanoic acid	CH3(CH2)19COOH	C21:0
Behenic acid	Docosanoic acid	CH3(CH2)20COOH	C22:0
Tricosylic acid	Tricosanoic acid	CH3(CH2)21COOH	C23:0
Lignoceric acid	Tetracosanoic acid	CH3(CH2)22COOH	C24:0
Pentacosylic acid	Pentacosanoic acid	CH3(CH2)23COOH	C25:0
Cerotic acid	Hexacosanoic acid	CH3(CH2)24COOH	C26:0
Carboceric acid	Heptacosanoic acid	CH3(CH2)25COOH	C27:0
Montanic acid	Octacosanoic acid	CH3(CH2)26COOH	C28:0
Nonacosylic acid	Nonacosanoic acid	CH3(CH2)27COOH	C29:0
Melissic acid	Triacontanoic acid	CH3(CH2)28COOH	C30:0
Hentriacontylic acid	Hentriacontanoic acid	CH3(CH2)29COOH	C31:0
Lacceroic acid	Dotriacontanoic acid	CH3(CH2)30COOH	C32:0
Psyllic acid	Tritriacontanoic acid	CH3(CH2)31COOH	C33:0
Geddic acid	Tetratriacontanoic acid	CH3(CH2)32COOH	C34:0
Ceroplastic acid	Pentatriacontanoic acid	CH3(CH2)33COOH	C35:0
Hexatriacontylic acid	Hexatriacontanoic acid	CH3(CH2)34COOH	C36:0
Heptatriacontylic acid	Heptatriacontanoic acid	CH3(CH2)35COOH	C37:0
Octatriacontylic acid	Octatriacontanoic acid	CH3(CH2)36COOH	C38:0
Nonatriacontylic acid	Nonatriacontanoic acid	CH3(CH2)37COOH	C39:0
Tetracontylic acid	Tetracontanoic acid	CH3(CH2)38COOH	C40:0

Branched-chain

Saturated branched-chain fatty acids:

Common Name	Systematic Name	Structural Formula	Lipid Numbers
Isobutyric acid	2-Methylpropanoic acid	(CH3)2CHCOOH	iso C4:0
Isovaleric acid	3-Methylbutanoic acid	(CH3)2CHCH2COOH	iso C5:0
2-Methylbutyric acid	2-Methylbutanoic acid	CH3CH2CH(CH3)COOH	anteiso C5:0
Pivalic acid	2,2-Dimethylpropanoic acid	(CH3)3CCOOH	C5:0
Isocaproic acid	4-Methylpentanoic acid	(CH3)2CH(CH2)2COOH	iso C6:0
Octoic acid	2-Ethylhexanoic acid	CH3(CH2)3CH(CH2CH3)COOH	C8:0
13-Methylmyristic acid	13-Methyltetradecanoic acid	(CH3)2CH(CH2)11COOH	iso C15:0
Tuberculostearic acid	10-Methyloctadecanoic acid	CH3(CH2)7CH(CH3)(CH2)8COOH	C19:0
Pristanic acid	2,6,10,14-Tetramethylpentadecanoic acid	(CH3)2CH(CH2)3CH(CH3)(CH2)3CH(CH3)(CH2)3CH(CH3)COOH	C19:0
Phytanic acid	(7R,11R)-3,7,11,15-Tetramethylhexadecanoic acid	(CH3)2CH(CH2)3CH(CH3)(CH2)3CH(CH3)(CH2)3CH(CH3)CH2COOH	C20:0

See also

• List of unsaturated fatty acids
• Carboxylic acid
  • List of carboxylic acids
• Dicarboxylic acid