16-Hydroxyhexadecanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

506-13-8
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CAS Name

16-Hydroxyhexadecanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C16H32O3

Molecular Mass

272.42

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    98 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) PhysProp data were obtained from Syracuse Research Corporation of Syracuse, New York (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C16H32O3/c17-15-13-11-9-7-5-3-1-2-4-6-8-10-12-14-16(18)19/h17H,1-15H2,(H,18,19)

InChIKey

InChIKey=UGAGPNKCDRTDHP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCCCCCCCCCO)CCCCC(O)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO

Other Names for this Substance

  • Hexadecanoic acid, 16-hydroxy-
  • Juniperic acid
  • 16-Hydroxyhexadecanoic acid
  • 16-Hydroxypalmitic acid
  • Palmitic acid, 16-hydroxy-

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