CAS 40480-10-2: heptadecanoyl chloride

Heptadecanoyl Chloride

Heptadecanoyl chloride (HDC) is an aliphatic hydrocarbon that is used in analytical chemistry as a reagent. It can be prepared by the reaction of a fatty acid with chloroform and hydrogen chloride. HDC has dose-dependent effects on cell culture, where it inhibits the growth of adipose cells at low doses and induces apoptosis at high doses. It also has been shown to induce apoptosis in muscle cells at high concentrations. The mechanism for this effect is not fully understood but may involve reactive oxygen species, mitochondrial dysfunction, or inhibition of protein synthesis.

Applications Heptadecanoyl Chloride is an aliphatic reagent used in organic synthesis such as thiazole based amides for gelation study. Chloride derivative of Heptadecanoic Acid (H281030), a saturated fatty acid and occurs as a trace component of the fat in ruminants. References Yadav, P. et al.: New J. Chem., 39, 721 (2015); Beare-Rogers., et al.: Pure. Applied. Chem., 73, 685 (2001);