Cetyl alcohol

CAS Registry Number®

36653-82-4

CAS Name

Cetyl alcohol

Molecular Formula

C16H34O

Molecular Mass

242.44

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    334 °C @ Press: 760 Torr

  • Melting Point (1)

    49.3 °C

  • Density (1)

    0.8187 g/cm³ @ Temp: 50 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C16H34O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17/h17H,2-16H2,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=BXWNKGSJHAJOGX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCCCCCCC)CCCCCCCO

Canonical SMILES

OCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • 1-Hexadecanol
  • Cetyl alcohol
  • Siponol CC
  • Siponol Wax A
  • Cetanol

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

124-29-8, 8014-51-5, 8023-37-8, 8032-16-4, 8032-17-5, 8032-89-1, 55069-45-9, 1173838-87-3

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