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  • What type of “ane” is Olive Squalane?

    Posted by TheStrand on November 16, 2021 at 3:37 pm

    Very specifically, for the purpose of import, I have it under the following categories and need to know the more specific category:

    Acyclic hydrocarbon - check
    Saturated - check

    But which of the following is it?

    Butane (Butane or Methylpropane) (umm I don’t think so)
    Hexanes
    Pentanes
    Ethane
    Other

    markbroussard replied 2 years, 4 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  • Syl

    Member
    November 16, 2021 at 4:21 pm

    other, synonym: 2,6,10,15,19,23-Hexamethyltetracosane

    Perhydrosqualene, Dodecahydrosqualene

  • TheStrand

    Member
    November 16, 2021 at 7:03 pm

    Other it is, thank you!

  • markbroussard

    Member
    November 16, 2021 at 8:53 pm

    I believe it is of the Squal variety of anes

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