Chemical category

Type 1 wax diesters

Description

Waxes based on beta-hydroxy acids (usually C8 to C16) esterified with s fatty acid (usually C6 to C16) at the beta-hydroxy position and with a fatty alcohol (usually C16 to C20) at the carboxyl group.

Ancestors

Organic compounds -> Lipids and lipid-like molecules -> Fatty Acyls -> Fatty acid esters -> Wax esters -> Wax diesters

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Below are a few examples of type 1 wax diesters found in the ClassyFire database.

Example Entities

ID Structure Formula Mass