
16-Methyloctadecanoic acid
16-methyloctadecanoic acid is a methyl-branched fatty acid that is octadecanoic acid substituted by a methyl group at position 16. It has a role as an animal metabolite. It is a long-chain fatty acid, a branched-chain saturated fatty acid and a methyl-branched fatty acid. It is functionally related to an octadecanoic acid. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 16-methyloctadecanoic acid
- Molecular formula
- C19H38O2
- Molecular weight
- 298.5 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 298.287180451 Da
- XLogP3
- 8.5
- Topological polar surface area
- 37.3 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 2
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:84875
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID40937725
- PubMed:11942485
Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.