4-Hydroxyhexadecanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

86233-85-4
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CAS Name

4-Hydroxyhexadecanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C16H32O3

Molecular Mass

272.42

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    79-79.6 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

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

InChIKey

InChIKey=SPZURESODGZJAL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCCCCCCCCCC)C(CCC(O)=O)O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)CCC(O)CCCCCCCCCCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Hexadecanoic acid, 4-hydroxy-
  • 4-Hydroxyhexadecanoic acid