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Phytanic acid

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Phytanic acid

Molecular formula: C20H40O2 CAS# 14721-66-5
Categories: Fatty acid
Names
English:
3,7,11,15-Tetramethylhexadecanoic acid(IUPAC)
Hexadecanoic acid, 3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-(CAS)
Phytanic acid [Wiki]

Variants of the formula:

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H3C/<`|CH3>\/\/<`|CH3>\/\/<`|CH3>\/\/<`|CH3>\/`|O|\OH
CH3CH(CH3)(CH2)3CH(CH3)(CH2)3CH(CH3)(CH2)3CH(CH3)CH2COOH
Elemental composition
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