Molecule record

Eicosanal

C20H40O

296.50 g/mol

2D structure for Eicosanal

Molecular properties

Formula
C20H40O
Molar mass
296.50 g·mol−1
Exact mass
296.3079 Da
1
0
1
17.10 Ų
9.2 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
CAS
2400-66-0
PubChem CID
75458

Interactions

Polarity
Polar functional group with nonpolar contribution from the carbon skeleton.
Acid-base behavior
Review ionizable groups and pKa data where available; ChemForge does not infer definitive acid-base state from identity alone.
Intermolecular forces
Assess dispersion, dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, and ionic character from the functional groups shown.

Functional groups

Aldehyde

Physical properties

PropertyValueConditionsSource
Logp9.2PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptorPubChem(link only)

Common names and synonyms

  • 1-EICOSANAL
  • 12001-36-4
  • 219-275-5
  • 2400-66-0
  • AI3-24217
  • ALDEHYDE C-20
  • CHEBI:196292
  • DTXCID60101224
Show all 22 synonyms
  • DTXSID00178733
  • EICOSYL ALDEHYDE
  • EINECS 219-275-5
  • Eicosanal-
  • Icosanal
  • MFCD00047661
  • N-EICOSANAL
  • RefChem:1084060
  • SCHEMBL154927
  • SCHEMBL154928
  • SCHEMBL20586347
  • SCHEMBL27740716
  • UNII-ZNJ1NXP04J
  • ZNJ1NXP04J

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC=O
Isomeric SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC=O
InChI
InChI=1S/C20H40O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21/h20H,2-19H2,1H3
InChIKey
FWBUWJHWAKTPHI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
75458

Spectroscopy

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Simulated FTIR trace

Predicted FTIR / %T

4 cm-1 resolution / deterministic instrument profile

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Peak assignments

1725 cm−1C=O aldehyde (simulated)
2720 cm−1aldehyde C-H (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)

Simulated NMR

On-demand educational prediction for Eicosanal; not experimental data.

Simulated EI mass spectrum

On-demand educational fragmentation for Eicosanal; not experimental data.

Sources

Molecule identity

Retrieved 8/7/2026. Reuse status is summarized by the badge; open the source for full details.

simulated IR

ChemForge original educational simulation.

Open source record