Melissic acid

Melissic acid Structure
Melissic acid structure
Common Name Melissic acid
CAS Number 506-50-3 Molecular Weight 452.796
Density 0.9±0.1 g/cm3 Boiling Point 441.4±8.0 °C at 760 mmHg
Molecular Formula C30H60O2 Melting Point 92-94 °C(lit.)
MSDS Chinese USA Flash Point 196.9±13.3 °C

Tetratriacontanonaenoic acid, first natural acid with nine double bonds isolated from a crustacean Bathynella natans. Rezanka T and Dembitsky VM.

Tetrahedron 60(19) , 4261-4264, (2004)

Studies on the Chemical Constituents of the Pericarp of Trichosanthes rosthornii Harms [J]. Zhimao C and Jingming L.

Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 2 , 15, (1991)