2-Hexadecanol

CAS Registry Number®

14852-31-4

CAS Name

2-Hexadecanol

Molecular Formula

C16H34O

Molecular Mass

242.44

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    314 °C
  • Melting Point (1)

    44 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) PhysProp data were obtained from Syracuse Research Corporation of Syracuse, New York (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C16H34O/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16(2)17/h16-17H,3-15H2,1-2H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=FVDRFBGMOWJEOR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCCCCCCC)CCCCCC(C)O

Canonical SMILES

OC(C)CCCCCCCCCCCCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2-Hexadecanol
  • (±)-2-Hexadecanol
  • NSC 87605

Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

34019-44-8

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