Chemistry:Batyl alcohol

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Batyl alcohol
S-batylic alcohol.svg
S-enantiomer
Names
IUPAC name
3-octadecoxypropane-1,2-diol
Other names
batylic alcohol, batilol, 1-O-octadecylglycerol, stearyl monoglyceride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
1725677
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 208-874-7
KEGG
UNII
Properties
C21H44O3
Molar mass 344.580 g·mol−1
Appearance colorless solid
Melting point 70.5 °C (158.9 °F; 343.6 K)
Boiling point 215–220 °C (419–428 °F; 488–493 K) 2 mm
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Batyl alcohol is an organic compound with the formula HOCH
2
CH(OH)CH
2
OC
18
H
37
. It is a colorless solid. Batyl alcohol is a monoether formed by condensation of stearyl alcohol with one of the two primary alcohol sites of glycerol. Together with S-selachyl alcohol and S-chimyl alcohol, S-batyl alcohol is a component of some lipid membranes.[1]

Occurrence and metabolism

It is found in the liver of the shark Centrophorus squamosus.[2] The name batyl is derived from a classification of rays, order Batoidea. Like other glyceryl ethers, those derived from batyl alcohol are not saponifiable.[3]

Batyl alcohol and related glycyl ethers are susceptible to oxidation catalyzed by glyceryl-ether monooxygenases. The net oxidation gives glycerol and the carboxylic acid:

HOCH
2
CH(OH)CH
2
OC
18
H
37
+ 1.5 O
2
→ HOCH
2
CH(OH)CH
2
OH + HO
2
CHC
17
H
35
+ H
2
O

Batyl alcohol and related glycyl ethers are also susceptible to dehydrogenation catalyzed unsaturases to give the vinyl ethers called plasmalogens:[3]

HOCH
2
CH(OH)CH
2
OC
18
H
37
+ [O] → HOCH
2
CH(OH)CH
2
OCH=CHC
16
H
35
+ H
2
O

References

  1. Sutter, Marc; Silva, Eric Da; Duguet, Nicolas; Raoul, Yann; Métay, Estelle; Lemaire, Marc (2015). "Glycerol Ether Synthesis: A Bench Test for Green Chemistry Concepts and Technologies". Chemical Reviews 115 (16): 8609–8651. doi:10.1021/cr5004002. PMID 26196761. https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01312971/file/ChemRev_2015_115_8609-8651.pdf. 
  2. Bordier, Catherine G.; Sellier, Nicole; Foucault, Alain P.; Le Goffic, François (1996). "Purification and characterization of deep sea shark Centrophorus squamosus liver oil 1- O -aklylglycerol ether lipids". Lipids 31 (5): 521–528. doi:10.1007/bf02522646. PMID 8727645. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Taguchi, Hiroyasu; Armarego, Wilfred L. F. (1998). "Glyceryl-Ether Monooxygenase [EC 1.14.16.5]. A Microsomal Enzyme of Ether Lipid Metabolism". Medicinal Research Reviews 18 (1): 43–89. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1098-1128(199801)18:1<43::AID-MED3>3.0.CO;2-S. PMID 9436181.