Hexadecanoate
[CAS# 143-20-4]

Identification

• Name: Hexadecanoate
• Synonyms: Palmitate; Aids166764; Sodium Palmitate, Palmitic Acid Sodium Salt, Sodium Hexadecanoate, Sodium Pentadecanecarboxylate, Hsdb 759
• Molecular Formula: C₁₆H₃₁O₂
• Molecular Weight: 255.42
• CAS Registry Number: 143-20-4
• SMILES: C(C)CCCCCCCCCCCCCC([O-])=O
• InChI: 1S/C16H32O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16(17)18/h2-15H2,1H3,(H,17,18)/p-1
• InChIKey: IPCSVZSSVZVIGE-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Properties

• Boiling point: 340.616°C at 760 mmHg (Cal.)
• Flash point: 154.12°C (Cal.)

References

• (1): Hui ZhouThese authors contributed equally to this review., Yanran Li and Yi Tang. Cyclization of aromatic polyketides from bacteria and fungi, Nat. Prod. Rep., 2010, 27, 839.