Pentadecanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

1002-84-2

CAS Name

Pentadecanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C15H30O2

Molecular Mass

242.40

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    138-139 °C @ Press: 0.05 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    52.3 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C15H30O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15(16)17/h2-14H2,1H3,(H,16,17)

InChIKey

InChIKey=WQEPLUUGTLDZJY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCCCCCCC)CCCCCC(O)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Pentadecanoic acid
  • Pentadecylic acid
  • n-Pentadecanoic acid
  • 14FA
  • NSC 28486

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