
Octadecane
Octadecane is a straight-chain alkane carrying 18 carbon atoms. It has a role as a plant metabolite and a bacterial metabolite. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- octadecane
- Molecular formula
- C18H38
- Molecular weight
- 254.5 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 254.297351212 Da
- XLogP3
- 9.3
- 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
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