Nonacosane
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| Reference = <ref>[http://physchem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/NO/nonacosane.html MSDS Data for nonacosane]</ref>
| ImageFile = Nonacosane.png
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| IUPACName = Nonacosane
| OtherNames = ''n''-Nonacosane
| Section1 = {{Chembox Identifiers
| CASNo = 630-03-5
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| SMILES = CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
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| Section2 = {{Chembox Properties
| Formula = C<sub>29</sub>H<sub>60</sub>
| MolarMass = 408.60 g/mol
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| Density = 0.8083 g/cm<sup>3</sup>
| MeltingPtC = 63.7
| BoilingPtC = 440.8
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'''Nonacosane''' is a straight-chain [[Saturated hydrocarbon|hydrocarbon]] with a molecular formula of C<sub>29</sub>H<sub>60</sub>, and the [[structural formula]] CH<sub>3</sub>(CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>27</sub>CH<sub>3</sub>. It has 1,590,507,121 [[constitutional isomer]]s.
Nonacosane has been reported to be a component of a [[pheromone]] of ''Orgyia leucostigma'',<ref>[http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pheronet/cpds/29hy.html Pheromone identification]</ref> and evidence suggests it plays a role in the chemical communication of several insects, including the female ''Anopheles stephensi'' [[mosquito]].<ref>{{cite journal |author=Brei B, Edman JD, Gerade B, Clark JM |title=Relative abundance of two cuticular hydrocarbons indicates whether a mosquito is old enough to transmit malaria parasites |journal=J. Med. Entomol. |volume=41 |issue=4 |pages=807–9 |year=2004 |pmid=15311480 |doi=}}</ref>
Nonacosane occurs naturally, and has been identified within several essential oils. It can also been prepared synthetically.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Bentley, H.R., Henry, J.A., Irvine, D.S., Mukerji, D., and Spring, F.S. |year=1955|title=Triterpenoids. Part XXXII. cyclolaudenol, a triterpenoid alcohol from opium |journal=J. Chem. Soc.|pages= 596–602|doi=10.1039/jr9550000596}}</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Alkanes]]
[[Category:Pheromones]]
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