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Table 1 

 Names and Properties of Saturated Monatomic Aliphatic Alcohols Obtained as 

 IIydrolytic Products of Waxes or Prepared Synthetically" 



" Data adapted from A. W. Ralston, Fatty Acids and Their Derivatives, Wiley, New 

 York, 1948, and A. H. Warth, The Chemistry and Technology of Waxes, Reinhold, New 

 York, 1947. 



* Subscript figures indicate the pressure in millimeters of mercury at which the boiling 

 point was determined. 



* Value of t is 20 °C. except where superscript appears. 

 '' Denotes melting point. 



' Figures reported by Warth. 



The alcohols found naturally consist chiefly of those having an even num- 

 ber of carbons. The most frequently occurring members are primary 

 alcohols, although several secondary alcohols have been reported, as well 

 as a keto alcohol from cochineal wax. 



