
2-Hydroxyethyl hexadecanoate
2-hydroxyethyl hexadecanoate is a hexadecanoate ester obtained by the formal condensation of carboxy group of hexadecaoic acid with one of the hydroxy groups of ethylene glycol. It has a role as a Brassica napus metabolite. It is a primary alcohol and a hexadecanoate ester. It is functionally related to an ethylene glycol. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 2-hydroxyethyl hexadecanoate
- Molecular formula
- C18H36O3
- Molecular weight
- 300.5 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 300.26644501 Da
- XLogP3
- 6.8
- Topological polar surface area
- 46.5 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 3
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:136809
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID10863345
Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.