Chemical category

Type 2 wax diesters

Description

Waxes based on alkane-1,2-diols (usually C12-C23) esterified with C10-C20 acids at the two hydroxyl groups.

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 2 wax diesters found in the ClassyFire database.

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ID Structure Formula Mass