Melissic acid


Melissic acid is a saturated fatty acid.

Etymology

Melissic acid gets its name from the Greek word melissa meaning bee, since it was found in beeswax.

Synthesis

n-Triacontanoic acid was synthesized by Bleyberg and Ulrich and by G.M. Robinson.

Self-assembly

Triacontanoic acid and triacontanamide can be self-assembled.