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Oleyl alcohol / ˈ oʊ l i ˌ ɪ l, ˈ oʊ l i əl /, [1] or cis-9-octadecen-1-ol, is an unsaturated fatty alcohol with the molecular formula C 18 H 36 O or the condensed structural formula CH 3 (CH 2) 7 −CH=CH−(CH 2) 8 OH. It is a colorless oil, mainly used in cosmetics.
Most fatty alcohols in nature are found as waxes, which are esters of fatty acids and fatty alcohols. [1] They are produced by bacteria, plants and animals for purposes of buoyancy, as source of metabolic water and energy, biosonar lenses (marine mammals) and for thermal insulation in the form of waxes (in plants and insects). [3]
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Miscibility (/ ˌ m ɪ s ɪ ˈ b ɪ l ɪ t i /) is the property of two substances to mix in all proportions (that is, to fully dissolve in each other at any concentration), forming a homogeneous mixture (a solution).
In chemistry, an alcohol (from Arabic al-kuḥl 'the kohl'), [2] is a type of organic compound that carries at least one hydroxyl (−OH) functional group bound to a saturated carbon atom. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Alcohols range from the simple, like methanol and ethanol , to complex, like sugar alcohols and cholesterol .
Coefficients for partition between water and solvents wet/dry solvent c e s a b v source w 1-butanol: 0.376 0.434 -0.718 -0.097 -2.350 2.682 [1]w
Ethanol (grain alcohol) is a widely used and abused psychoactive drug. If ingested, the so-called "toxic alcohols" (other than ethanol) such as methanol , 1-propanol , and ethylene glycol metabolize into toxic aldehydes and acids, which cause potentially fatal metabolic acidosis . [ 32 ]
Reduction of the carboxylic acid group yields oleyl alcohol. Ozonolysis of oleic acid is an important route to azelaic acid. The coproduct is nonanoic acid: [19] H 17 C 8 CH=CHC 7 H 14 CO 2 H + 4"O" → HO 2 CC 7 H 14 CO 2 H + H 17 C 8 CO 2 H. Esters of azelaic acid find applications in lubrication and plasticizers.