arachidyl alcohol is an emollient and a thickener. It is often incorporated into cosmetics to prevent moisture loss and improve skin smoothness.
Uses
1-Eicosanol has been used:
in gradient HPLC-charged aerosol detection method for the detection of different lipids
as internal standard during determination of policosanol′s high molecular weight alcohols (policosanol′s fatty alcohols) in fish oil by GC
Definition
ChEBI: A fatty alcohol consisting of a hydroxy function at C-1 of an unbranched saturated chain of 20 carbon atoms.
General Description
The polymorphism of 1-eicosanol has been studied by X-ray powder diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Raman scattering and IR spectroscopy.
Flammability and Explosibility
Notclassified
Purification Methods
Crystallise the C20 alcohol from *benzene or *benzene/pet ether. [Beilstein 1 IV 1900.]
1-Eicosanol Preparation Products And Raw materials
