Tetracosane, also called ''tetrakosane'', is an
alkane
In organic chemistry, an alkane, or paraffin (a historical trivial name that also has other meanings), is an acyclic saturated hydrocarbon. In other words, an alkane consists of hydrogen and carbon atoms arranged in a tree structure in whi ...
hydrocarbon
In organic chemistry, a hydrocarbon is an organic compound consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon. Hydrocarbons are examples of group 14 hydrides. Hydrocarbons are generally colourless and Hydrophobe, hydrophobic; their odor is usually fain ...
with the
structural formula
The structural formula of a chemical compound is a graphic representation of the molecular structure (determined by structural chemistry methods), showing how the atoms are connected to one another. The chemical bonding within the molecule is al ...
H(CH
2)
24H. As with other alkanes, its name is derived from Greek for the number of carbon atoms, 24, in the molecule. It has 14,490,245
constitutional isomer
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s, and 252,260,276 stereoisomers.
''n''-Tetracosane is found in mineral form, called
evenkite, in the
Evenki Region on Lower Tunguska River in Siberia and the Bucnik quarry near Konma in eastern
Moravia
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The medieval and early ...
,
Czech Republic
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. Evenkite is found as colourless flakes and is reported to fluoresce yellow-orange.
See also
*
List of alkanes
The following is a list of straight-chain alkanes, the total number of isomers of each (including branched chains), and their common names, sorted by number of carbon atoms.
See also
* Higher alkane
* List of compounds with carbon numbers 50+
...
References
External links
NIST Entry
Alkanes
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