Archaeol

Archaeol
Names
	IUPAC name 2,3-Bis(3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecoxy)propan-1-ol
	Other names Archaeol lipid; 2,3-Di-O-phytanyl-sn-glycerol; 2,3-Bis[(3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecyl)oxy]-1-propanol
Identifiers
CAS Number	134108-16-0 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:202884;
ChemSpider	369565;
KEGG	C13863;
MeSH	archaeol+lipid
PubChem CID	417493;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID80984011 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C43H88O3/c1-35(2)17-11-19-37(5)21-13-23-39(7)25-15-27-41(9)29-31-45-34-43(33-44)46-32-30-42(10)28-16-26-40(8)24-14-22-38(6)20-12-18-36(3)4/h35-44H,11-34H2,1-10H3 Key: ISDBCJSGCHUHFI-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES CC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCOCC(CO)OCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)C;
Properties
Chemical formula	C43H88O3
Molar mass	653.174 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Archaeol is a diether composed of two phytanyl chains linked to the sn-2 and sn-3 positions of glycerol. As its phosphate ester, it is a common component of the membranes of archaea.^[1]

^ Ricardo Cavicchioli, ed. (2007), Archaea, Washington, DC: ASM Press, ISBN 978-1-55581-391-8, OCLC 172964654

[Cavicchioli2007-1] Ricardo Cavicchioli, ed. (2007), Archaea, Washington, DC: ASM Press, ISBN 978-1-55581-391-8, OCLC 172964654

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