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octacosane

Octacosane vs Octacosanol - What's the difference?

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In organic compound terms the difference between octacosane and octacosanol

is that octacosane is any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having 28 carbon atoms, but especially n-octacosane CH3(CH2)26CH3octacosanol is any aliphatic alcohol derived from octacosane, but especially 1-octacosanol that is found in plant waxes.