It is classified as a very long chain fatty acid, a subset of saturated fatty acids.

It is a white solid that is soluble in organic solvents.

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

n-Triacontanoic acid was synthesized by Bleyberg and Ulrich (1931) and by G.M.

[1] Triacontanoic acid and triacontanamide (CH3(CH2)28-CONH2) can be self-assembled.