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Methyl palmitate

CAS Registry Number®

112-39-0

CAS Name

Methyl palmitate

Molecular Formula

C17H34O2

Molecular Mass

270.45

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    417 °C

  • Melting Point (1)

    30 °C

  • Density (2)

    8.674 x 10⁻⁴ g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C17H34O2/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17(18)19-2/h3-16H2,1-2H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=FLIACVVOZYBSBS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCCCCCCCCCC)CCCC(OC)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(OC)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Hexadecanoic acid, methyl ester
  • Palmitic acid, methyl ester
  • Metholene 2216
  • Methyl hexadecanoate
  • Methyl palmitate

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