
Behenyl Alcohol
Docosan-1-ol is a long-chain primary fatty alcohol that is docosane substituted by a hydroxy group at position 1. It is a non-prescription medicine approved by the FDA to shorten healing time of cold sores. It has a role as an antiviral drug and a plant metabolite. It is a docosanol and a long-chain primary fatty alcohol. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- docosan-1-ol
- Molecular formula
- C22H46O
- Molecular weight
- 326.6 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 326.354866087 Da
- XLogP3
- 10.5
- Topological polar surface area
- 20.2 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 1
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:31000
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL1200453
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID4027286
- PubMed:22803367
- PubMed:22795601
- PubMed:22524716
- PubMed:22188804
- PubMed:22016792
- PubMed:21994673
- PubMed:21823443
- PubMed:21563128
- PubMed:21424249
- PubMed:21386131
- PubMed:21373991
- PubMed:21121552
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