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cetyl alcohol

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cetyl alcohol

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Also known as hexadecan-1-ol, 1-hexadecanol, palmityl alcohol, cetanol, hexadecyl alcohol, hexadecanol, n-1-hexadecanol, 1-hexadecyl alcohol

chemical compound

Chemical data

Formula
C16H34O
Molecular weight
242.44 g/mol
IUPAC name
hexadecan-1-ol
SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO
InChIKey
BXWNKGSJHAJOGX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
7.3
Polar surface area
20.2 Ų
H-bond donors
1
H-bond acceptors
1
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
primary alcohol
Has part
carbon
Mass
242.261
Autonomy
245
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chemical formula
C₁₆H₃₄O
MCN code
2905.17.20
canonical SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO
safety classification and labelling
Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008
Commons category
Cetyl alcohol
melting point
49.30
boiling point
334
density
0.84
refractive index
1.4283
phase point
critical point
flash point
155
dynamic viscosity
8.0
median lethal dose (LD50)
5
subject has role
primary metabolite
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