3-Hydroxyhexadecanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

2398-34-7

CAS Name

3-Hydroxyhexadecanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C16H32O3

Molecular Mass

272.42

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    78-79 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

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

InChIKey

InChIKey=CBWALJHXHCJYTE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCCCCCCCCCCC)C(CC(O)=O)O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)CC(O)CCCCCCCCCCCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Hexadecanoic acid, 3-hydroxy-
  • 3-Hydroxyhexadecanoic acid
  • 3-Hydroxypalmitic acid
  • β-Hydroxypalmitic acid
  • β-Hydroxyhexadecanoic acid

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

928-17-6, 1111092-41-1

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