5-Hydroxyhexadecanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

17369-53-8

CAS Name

5-Hydroxyhexadecanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C16H32O3

Molecular Mass

272.42

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    71.5-71.7 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Denotes property values from the ZIC/VINITI data file provided by InfoChem.

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C16H32O3/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-12-15(17)13-11-14-16(18)19/h15,17H,2-14H2,1H3,(H,18,19)

InChIKey

InChIKey=GIEJMPHHFWMLHG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCCCCCCCCCC)(CCCC(O)=O)O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)CCCC(O)CCCCCCCCCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Hexadecanoic acid, 5-hydroxy-
  • 5-Hydroxyhexadecanoic acid

Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

3559-03-3

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