Heptadecanoic acid

Formula: C₁₇H₃₄O₂
Molecular weight: 270.4507
IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C17H34O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17(18)19/h2-16H2,1H3,(H,18,19)
IUPAC Standard InChIKey: KEMQGTRYUADPNZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS Registry Number: 506-12-7
Chemical structure:
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Other names: n-Heptadecanoic acid; n-Heptadecoic acid; n-Heptadecylic acid; Margaric acid; Margarinic acid; Normal-heptadecanoic acid
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Gas Chromatography

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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Column type	Active phase	I	Reference	Comment
Capillary	DB-5	2080.	Rout, Rao, et al., 2007	25. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 2. K/min, 200. C @ 60. min; T_start: 60. C
Capillary	HP-5	2086.	Javidnia, Miri, et al., 2005	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 3. K/min; T_start: 60. C; T_end: 260. C
Capillary	DB-1	2038.	Johnson, Urso, et al., 1997	30. m/0.2 mm/0.25 μm, 50. C @ 2. min, 5. K/min, 300. C @ 5. min
Capillary	DB-1	2039.	Johnson, Urso, et al., 1997	30. m/0.2 mm/0.25 μm, 50. C @ 2. min, 5. K/min, 300. C @ 5. min

Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program

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Column type	Active phase	I	Reference	Comment
Capillary	HP-1	2038.	Sing, Smadja, et al., 1992	50. m/0.32 mm/1.05 μm, He; Program: 20C(0.5min) => 60C => 4C/min => 250C

Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, polar column, temperature ramp

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Column type	Active phase	I	Reference	Comment
Capillary	DB-Wax	3027.	Shiratsuchi, Shimoda, et al., 1994	60. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 2. K/min, 230. C @ 60. min; T_start: 50. C

Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Column type	Active phase	I	Reference	Comment
Capillary	DB-5	2069.	Yousefzadi, Heidari, et al., 2011	Nitrogen, 60. C @ 1. min, 4. K/min, 250. C @ 10. min; Column length: 30. m; Column diameter: 0.25 mm
Capillary	DB-5	2068.	Senatore, Landolfi, et al., 2006	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 40. C @ 5. min, 2. K/min, 260. C @ 20. min
Capillary	DB-5	2070.	Senatore, Apostolides Arnold, et al., 2005	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 40. C @ 5. min, 2. K/min, 260. C @ 20. min
Capillary	DB-5	2071.	Pino, Marbot, et al., 2003	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, H2, 60. C @ 10. min, 4. K/min, 280. C @ 40. min
Capillary	SPB-5	2080.	Pino, Marbot, et al., 2002	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, Helium, 60. C @ 2. min, 4. K/min, 250. C @ 20. min
Capillary	DB-5	2065.	Palmeira, Conserva, et al., 2001	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 3. K/min; T_start: 60. C; T_end: 270. C
Capillary	HP-1	2047.	Lopes, Koketsu, et al., 1999	25. m/0.32 mm/0.17 μm, H2, 40. C @ 5. min, 3. K/min; T_end: 260. C
Capillary	Cross-Linked Methylsilicone	2044.	Bravo and Hotchkiss, 1993	He, 35. C @ 3. min, 4. K/min; Column length: 25. m; Column diameter: 0.32 mm; T_end: 225. C
Capillary	Ultra-1	2059.	Okumura, 1991	25. m/0.32 mm/0.25 μm, He, 3. K/min; T_start: 80. C; T_end: 260. C

Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program

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Column type	Active phase	I	Reference	Comment
Capillary	DB-1	2039.	Delort and Jaquier, 2009	60. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, Helium; Program: 50 0C (5 min) 3 0C/min -> 120 0C 5 0C/min -> 250 0C (3 min) 15 0C/min -> 300 0C (20 min)
Capillary	RTX-5 MS	2077.	Mebazaa, Mahmoudi, et al., 2009	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, Helium; Program: 50 0C (5 min) 2 0C/min -> 100 0C (5 min) 5 0C/min -> 300 0C
Capillary	RTX-5 MS	2022.	Mebazaa, Mahmoudi, et al., 2009	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, Helium; Program: not specified
Capillary	HP-5MS	2077.	Alissandrakis, Kibaris, et al., 2005	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He; Program: 40C(3min) => 2C/min => 180C => 10C/min => 250C(5min)

Normal alkane RI, polar column, temperature ramp

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Column type	Active phase	I	Reference	Comment
Capillary	TC-WAX FFS	2974.	Miyazawa, Maehara, et al., 2002	He, 3. K/min; Column length: 60. m; Column diameter: 0.25 mm; T_start: 60. C; T_end: 240. C
Capillary	DB-Wax	2981.	Hatsuko, Kazuko, et al., 1992	He, 60. C @ 10. min, 3. K/min; Column length: 30. m; Column diameter: 0.25 mm; T_end: 240. C

Normal alkane RI, polar column, custom temperature program

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Column type	Active phase	I	Reference	Comment
Capillary	Innowax	2975.	Noorizadeh, Farmany, et al., 2011	60. m/0.25 mm/0.33 μm; Program: not specified
Capillary	DB-FFAP	2968.	Mebazaa, Mahmoudi, et al., 2009	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, Helium; Program: 50 0C 2 0C/min -> 100 0C (5 min) 5 0C/min -> 250 0C
Capillary	DB-Wax	2979.	Hatsuko, Kazuko, et al., 1992	He; Column length: 30. m; Column diameter: 0.25 mm; Program: not specified

Lee's RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Column type	Active phase	I	Reference	Comment
Capillary	DB-1	351.5	Johnson, Urso, et al., 1997	30. m/0.2 mm/0.25 μm, 50. C @ 2. min, 5. K/min, 300. C @ 5. min
Capillary	DB-1	351.7	Johnson, Urso, et al., 1997	30. m/0.2 mm/0.25 μm, 50. C @ 2. min, 5. K/min, 300. C @ 5. min
Capillary	DB-5	337.0	Donnelly, Abdel-Hamid, et al., 1993	30. m/0.32 mm/0.25 μm, He, 40. C @ 3. min, 8. K/min, 285. C @ 29.5 min

References

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Rout, Rao, et al., 2007
Rout, P.K.; Rao, Y.R.; Sree., A.; Naik, S.N., Composition of essential oil, concrete, absolute, wax and headspace volatiles of Murrarya paniculata (Linn.) Jack flowers, Flavour Fragr. J., 2007, 22, 5, 352-357, https://doi.org/10.1002/ffj.1804 . [all data]

Javidnia, Miri, et al., 2005
Javidnia, K.; Miri, R.; Mehregan, I.; Sadeghpour, H., Volatile constituents of the essential oil of Nepeta ucrainica L. ssp. kopetdaghensis from Iran, Flavour Fragr. J., 2005, 20, 2, 219-221, https://doi.org/10.1002/ffj.1381 . [all data]

Johnson, Urso, et al., 1997
Johnson, C.I.; Urso, A.; Geleta, L., Broad spectrum analysis of municipal and industrial effluents discharged into the Peace, Athabasca and Slave river basins: characterization of effluent samples, 1994 - Volume 1 of 2, Northern River Basins Study Project Report No. 121, Norther River Basins Study, Edmonton, Alberta, 1997, 27. [all data]

Sing, Smadja, et al., 1992
Sing, A.S.C.; Smadja, J.; Brevard, H.; Maignial, L.; Chaintreau, A.; Marion, J.-P., Volatile constituents of faham (Jumellea fragrans (Thou.) Schltr.), J. Agric. Food Chem., 1992, 40, 4, 642-646, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf00016a024 . [all data]

Shiratsuchi, Shimoda, et al., 1994
Shiratsuchi, H.; Shimoda, M.; Imayoshi, K.; Noda, K.; Osajima, Y., Volatile flavor compounds in spray-dried skim milk powder, J. Agric. Food Chem., 1994, 42, 4, 984-988, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf00040a028 . [all data]

Yousefzadi, Heidari, et al., 2011
Yousefzadi, M.; Heidari, M.; Akbarpour, M.; Mirjalili, M.H.; Zainali, A.; Parsa, M., in vitro cytotoxic activity of the essential oil of Dorema ammoniacum D. Don., Middle-East J. Sci. Res., 2011, 7, 4, 511-514. [all data]

Senatore, Landolfi, et al., 2006
Senatore, F.; Landolfi, S.; Celik, S.; Bruno, M., Volatile components of Centaurea calcitrapa L. and Centaurea sphaerocephala L. ssp. sphaerocephala, two Asteraceae growing wild in Sicily, Flavour Fragr. J., 2006, 21, 2, 282-285, https://doi.org/10.1002/ffj.1585 . [all data]

Senatore, Apostolides Arnold, et al., 2005
Senatore, F.; Apostolides Arnold, N.; Bruno, M., Volatile components of Centaurea eryngioides Lam. and Centaurea liberica Trev. var. hermonis Boiss. Lam., two Asteraceae growing wild in Lebanon, Nat. Prod. Res., 2005, 19, 8, 749-754, https://doi.org/10.1080/14786410412331302136 . [all data]

Pino, Marbot, et al., 2003
Pino, J.A.; Marbot, R.; Fuentes, V., Characterization of volatiles in Bullock's heart (Annona reticulata L.) fruit cultivars from Cuba, J. Agric. Food Chem., 2003, 51, 13, 3836-3839, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf020733y . [all data]

Pino, Marbot, et al., 2002
Pino, J.A.; Marbot, R.; Vazquez, C., Characterization of volatiles in Loquat fruit (Eriobotrya japonica Lindl.), Revista CENIC Ciencias Quimicas, 2002, 33, 3, 115-119. [all data]

Palmeira, Conserva, et al., 2001
Palmeira, S.F., Jr.; Conserva, L.M.; Andrade, E.H.A.; Guilhon, G.M.S.P., Analysis by GC-MS of the hexane extract of the aerial parts of Aristolochia acutifolia Duchtr., Flavour Fragr. J., 2001, 16, 2, 85-88, https://doi.org/10.1002/1099-1026(200103/04)16:2<85::AID-FFJ948>3.0.CO;2-2 . [all data]

Lopes, Koketsu, et al., 1999
Lopes, D.; Koketsu, M.; Carauta, J.P.P.; de Oliveira, R.R.; Kaplan, M.A.C., Chemical composition of Pourouma guianensis Aublet essential oils, Flavour Fragr. J., 1999, 14, 4, 233-236, https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1026(199907/08)14:4<233::AID-FFJ813>3.0.CO;2-L . [all data]

Bravo and Hotchkiss, 1993
Bravo, A.; Hotchkiss, J.H., Identification of volatile compounds resulting from the thermal oxidation of polyethylene, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 1993, 47, 10, 1741-1748, https://doi.org/10.1002/app.1993.070471004 . [all data]

Okumura, 1991
Okumura, T., retention indices of environmental chemicals on methyl silicone capillary column, Journal of Environmental Chemistry (Japan), 1991, 1, 2, 333-358, https://doi.org/10.5985/jec.1.333 . [all data]

Delort and Jaquier, 2009
Delort, E.; Jaquier, A., Novel terpenyl esters from Australian finger lime (Citrus australasica) peel extract, Flav. Fragr. J., 2009, 24, 3, 123-132, https://doi.org/10.1002/ffj.1922 . [all data]

Mebazaa, Mahmoudi, et al., 2009
Mebazaa, R.; Mahmoudi, A.; Fouchet, M.; Dos Santos, M.; Kamissoko, F.; Nafti, A.; Ben Cheikh, R.; Rega, B.; Camel, V., Characterization of volatile compounds in Tunisian fenugreek seeds, Food Chem., 2009, 115, 4, 1326-1336, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.01.066 . [all data]

Alissandrakis, Kibaris, et al., 2005
Alissandrakis, E.; Kibaris, A.C.; Tarantilis, P.A.; Harizanis, P.C.; Polissiou, M., Flavour compounds of Greek cotton honey, J. Sci. Food Agric., 2005, 85, 9, 1444-1452, https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.2124 . [all data]

Miyazawa, Maehara, et al., 2002
Miyazawa, M.; Maehara, T.; Kurose, K., Composition of the essential oil from the leaves of Eruca sativa, Flavour Fragr. J., 2002, 17, 3, 187-190, https://doi.org/10.1002/ffj.1079 . [all data]

Hatsuko, Kazuko, et al., 1992
Hatsuko, S.; Kazuko, H.; Masayoshi, K.; Yoshiaki, I., Improvement of quality of likorine extract by heat treatment, J. Food Sci. Technol., 1992, 39, 11, 976-983, https://doi.org/10.3136/nskkk1962.39.976 . [all data]

Noorizadeh, Farmany, et al., 2011
Noorizadeh, H.; Farmany, A.; Noorizadeh, M., Quantitative structure-retention relationships analysis of retention index of essential oils, Quim. Nova, 2011, 34, 2, 242-249, https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-40422011000200014 . [all data]

Donnelly, Abdel-Hamid, et al., 1993
Donnelly, J.R.; Abdel-Hamid, M.S.; Jeter, J.L.; Gurka, D.F., Application of gas chromatographic retention properties to the identification of environmental contaminants, J. Chromatogr., 1993, 642, 1-2, 409-415, https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9673(93)80106-I . [all data]

Notes

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