Compound Identification
SMILES
CCCCCCCCC(CCCCCCCCC(=O)OC)C(=O)OC
InChIKey
InChIKey=TVILEIOKWLFGME-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Formula
C21H40O4
Mass
356.547
Taxonomic Classification
Taxonomy Tree
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Kingdom
Organic compounds
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Superclass
Lipids and lipid-like molecules
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Class
Fatty Acyls
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Subclass
Fatty acid esters
- Level 5 Fatty acid methyl esters
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Subclass
Fatty acid esters
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Class
Fatty Acyls
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Superclass
Lipids and lipid-like molecules
Kingdom
Organic compounds
Superclass
Lipids and lipid-like molecules
Class
Fatty Acyls
Subclass
Fatty acid esters
Intermediate Tree Nodes
Not available
Direct Parent
Fatty acid methyl esters
Alternative Parents
Dicarboxylic acids and derivatives Methyl esters Organic oxides Hydrocarbon derivatives Carbonyl compounds
Molecular Framework
Aliphatic acyclic compounds
Substituents
Fatty acid methyl ester - Dicarboxylic acid or derivatives - Methyl ester - Carboxylic acid ester - Carboxylic acid derivative - Organic oxygen compound - Organic oxide - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organooxygen compound - Carbonyl group - Aliphatic acyclic compound
Description
This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as fatty acid methyl esters. These are compounds containing a fatty acid that is esterified with a methyl group. They have the general structure RC(=O)OR', where R=fatty aliphatic tail or organyl group and R'=methyl group.
External Descriptors
Not available