Palmitic acid

CAS Registry Number®

57-10-3

CAS Name

Palmitic acid

Molecular Formula

C16H32O2

Molecular Mass

256.42

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    351.5 °C

  • Melting Point (1)

    61.8 °C

  • Density (1)

    0.8527 g/cm³ @ Temp: 62 °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/C16H32O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16(17)18/h2-15H2,1H3,(H,17,18)

InChIKey

InChIKey=IPCSVZSSVZVIGE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCCCCCCCCC)CCCCC(O)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Hexadecanoic acid
  • Palmitic acid
  • n-Hexadecoic acid
  • 1-Pentadecanecarboxylic acid
  • Pentadecanecarboxylic acid

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

116860-99-2, 60605-23-4, 66321-94-6, 212625-86-0

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