
Hexadecane
Hexadecane is a straight-chain alkane with 16 carbon atoms. It is a component of essential oil isolated from long pepper. It has a role as a volatile oil component, a non-polar solvent and a plant metabolite. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- hexadecane
- Molecular formula
- C16H34
- Molecular weight
- 226.44 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 226.266051085 Da
- XLogP3
- 8.3
- Topological polar surface area
- 0.0 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 0
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:45296
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL134994
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID0027195
- PubMed:23101387
- PubMed:23062012
- PubMed:22992132
- PubMed:22952050
- PubMed:22940327
- PubMed:22939600
- PubMed:22923108
- PubMed:22917079
- PubMed:22909967
- PubMed:22891064
- PubMed:22889996
- PubMed:22888528
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