12-Hydroxyhexadecanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

83646-62-2

CAS Name

12-Hydroxyhexadecanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C16H32O3

Molecular Mass

272.42

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    74.0-74.5 °C

Source(s)

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

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

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

InChIKey

InChIKey=VXLJMBUCOXFMGJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CC(CCCC)O)CCCCCCCCC(O)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)CCCCCCCCCCC(O)CCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Hexadecanoic acid, 12-hydroxy-
  • 12-Hydroxyhexadecanoic acid
  • 12-Hydroxypalmitic acid

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