Environmental Engineering Reference
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Table 2.1
Various types of long-chain aliphatic compounds found in plant waxes.
Aliphatic compounds
Structure
Chain length
Preferred no. C atoms
n
-alkanes
C
19
-C
37
Odd
OH
Primary alcohols
C
12
-C
36
Even
Aldehydes
H
C
14
-C
34
Even
O
OH
Fatty acids
C
12
-C
36
Even
O
O
Wax esters
O
C
30
-C
60
Even
OH
Secondary alcohols
C
21
-C
33
Odd
O
Ketones
Odd
C
25
-C
33
β
-Diketones
C
27
-C
35
Odd
O
O
