arachidic acid

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arachidic acid

chemical compound

Also known as: eicosanoic acid

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carboxylic acid
Unsaturated aliphatic acids
…the saturated stearic (C₁₈) and arachidic (C₂₀) acids, which are solids. The reason is that the regular nature of the saturated hydrocarbon chains allows the molecules in the solid to stack in a close parallel arrangement, while the presence of cis double bonds in the unsaturated hydrocarbon chains breaks up…
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…the saturated stearic (C₁₈) and arachidic (C₂₀) acids, which are solids. The reason is that the regular nature of the saturated hydrocarbon chains allows the molecules in the solid to stack in a close parallel arrangement, while the presence of cis double bonds in the unsaturated hydrocarbon chains breaks up…
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