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Jojoba Alcohol
Jojoba alcohol is the alcohol fraction obtained by the saponification of jojoba oil from the seeds of ''Simmondsia chinensis''. Jojoba alcohol is commonly used in cosmetic formulations. Chemical constituents Jojoba alcohol is a mixture of both saturated and unsaturated long chain alcohols of between 16 and 26 carbons in chain length, including: *C16:0 Hexadecanol *C17:1 ''cis''-8-Heptadecenol *C18:0 Octadecanol *C18:1 ''cis''-9-Octadecenol *C18:1 ''cis''-11-Octadecenol *C20:0 Eicosanol *C20:1 ''cis''-11-Eicosenol *C21:1 ''cis''-12-Heneicosenol *C22:0 Docosanol 1-Docosanol, also known as behenyl alcohol, is a saturated fatty alcohol containing 22 carbon atoms, used traditionally as an emollient, emulsifier, and thickener in cosmetics. In July 2000, docosanol was approved for medical use in the Unite ... *C22:1 ''cis''-13-Docosenol *C24:1 ''cis''-15-Tetracosenol *C26:0 Hexacosanol Physical properties Jojoba alcohol is a clear, colorless liquid at room tempera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcohol (chemistry)
In chemistry, an alcohol is a type of organic compound that carries at least one hydroxyl () functional group bound to a saturated carbon atom. The term ''alcohol'' originally referred to the primary alcohol ethanol (ethyl alcohol), which is used as a drug and is the main alcohol present in alcoholic drinks. An important class of alcohols, of which methanol and ethanol are the simplest examples, includes all compounds which conform to the general formula . Simple monoalcohols that are the subject of this article include primary (), secondary () and tertiary () alcohols. The suffix ''-ol'' appears in the IUPAC chemical name of all substances where the hydroxyl group is the functional group with the highest priority. When a higher priority group is present in the compound, the prefix ''hydroxy-'' is used in its IUPAC name. The suffix ''-ol'' in non-IUPAC names (such as paracetamol or cholesterol) also typically indicates that the substance is an alcohol. However, some compou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
