
Cetyl Alcohol
Hexadecan-1-ol is a long-chain primary fatty alcohol that is hexadecane substituted by a hydroxy group at position 1. It has a role as a flavouring agent, a plant metabolite, a human metabolite and an algal metabolite. It is a hexadecanol and a long-chain primary fatty alcohol. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- hexadecan-1-ol
- Molecular formula
- C16H34O
- Molecular weight
- 242.44 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 242.260965704 Da
- XLogP3
- 7.3
- Topological polar surface area
- 20.2 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 1
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
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