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Usage

Uses

1. Used in Pharmaceutical Industry:
1-Tricosanol is used as an active pharmaceutical ingredient for its potential health benefits. It has been found to have cholesterol-lowering properties and is being studied for its effects on high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels, which can help reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases.
2. Used in Cosmetics Industry:
1-Tricosanol is used as an ingredient in cosmetics for its moisturizing and skin-conditioning properties. It can be found in various skincare products, such as creams, lotions, and balms, to provide hydration and improve the overall texture of the skin.
3. Used in Food Industry:
1-Tricosanol can be used as an additive in the food industry due to its fatty alcohol nature. It may be utilized as an emulsifier, stabilizer, or thickening agent in the production of various food products.
4. Used in Chemical Industry:
1-Tricosanol, in its white shiny flakes or fine crystalline powder form, can be used as a raw material in the chemical industry for the synthesis of various compounds and materials, such as surfactants, lubricants, and plasticizers.

InChI:InChI=1/C23H48O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24/h24H,2-23H2,1H3

Upstream product

• 18281-07-7 ethyl tricosanoate 
• 2433-97-8 tricosanoic acid methyl ester 
• 1002-84-2 palmitic acid 
• 56555-02-3 methyl 9-chloro-9-oxononanoate 
• 24769-39-9 2-decyl-thiophene 
• 2433-96-7 tricosanoic acid 
• 111514-92-2 8-[2-(5-Decyl-thiophen-2-yl)-[1,3]dithiolan-2-yl]-octanoic acid methyl ester 
• 111514-81-9 9-(5-Decyl-thiophen-2-yl)-9-oxo-nonanoic acid methyl ester 

Downstream Products

• 72934-02-2 n-tricosanal 
• 84845-60-3 tricosyl acetate 
• 2442-49-1 methyl tetracosanoate 
• 106800-77-5 4-Phenylazo-benzoesaeure-tricosylester 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Synthesis of the enantiomers of some methyl-branched cuticular hydrocarbons of the ant, Diacamma sp.

The enantiomers of 3-methylpentacosane, 3-methylheptacosane, 3-methylnonacosane, 13-methylheptacosane, and 5-methylheptacosane were synthesized by starting from the enantiomers of 2-methylbutyl bromide or citronellol. These methyl-branched alkanes are the characteristic components of the cuticular hydrocarbons of queen of the ant, Diacamma sp.

Hair growth composition containing citric acid esters

Triesters of citric acid are used for inducing, maintaining or increasing hair growth. Compositions for topical application to mammalian hair or scalp comprise an effective amount of from 1% to 99% by weight of an ester of citric acid having the structure (1): where, R1, R2 and R3 each independently represent a branched or unbranched alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, alkylaryl or arylalkyl group, each said group having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, R4 represents -H, or a branched or unbranched saturated or unsaturated acyl, alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl or aylalkyl group having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, in the presence of a cosmetically acceptable vehicle for the citric acid ester and in the absence of solid absorbent for the ester;, said effective amount of said ester being sufficient to increase hair growth in the rat, when said composition is applied topically thereto over a period of no more than three months, by at least 10% more than that obtainable using a control composition from which the said ester has been omitted, in accordance with the Rat Hair Growth Test.

A New Synthesis of Long Chain Acid Esters and Carbinols

A versatile synthesis of difficulty accessible long chain acid esters and carbinols is described.The synthesis involves acylations at 2- and 5-positions of thiophene.Thioketalation of the resulting ketoesters followed by Raney nickel desulfurization yield acid esters which on LAH reduction give the corresponding carbinols.