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2-Hydroxyhexadecanoic Acid

CAS: 10067-06-8 | C16H32O3

2D Structure

3D Structure

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Basic Information

CAS Registry Number: 10067-06-8
Molecular Formula: C16H32O3
Molecular Mass: 272.43 g/mol

Names and Synonyms:

2-Hydroxyhexadecanoic Acid
Hexadecanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-
2-Hydroxyhexadecanoic acid
α-Hydroxypalmitic acid
2-Hydroxypalmitic acid
α-Hydroxyhexadecanoic acid
(±)-α-Hydroxypalmitic acid
DL-2-Hydroxypalmitic acid
(±)-2-Hydroxyhexadecanoic acid
DL-2-Hydroxyhexadecanoic acid
NSC 2097

Identifiers:

SMILES:
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)C(=O)O
InChI:
InChI=1S/C16H32O3/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15(17)16(18)19/h15,17H,2-14H2,1H3,(H,18,19)

Key Properties

Melting Point
93.5 °C CAS Common Chemistry

Spectral Data

NMR, IR, and Mass spectral data

1H NMR
13C NMR
Predicting NMR spectra...
10 ppm 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 ppm
Shift (ppm) Multiplicity Integration Assignment
200 ppm 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 ppm
Shift (ppm) DEPT Assignment

Note: These NMR spectra are predicted computationally and may differ from experimental data. Predictions are based on chemical environment analysis.

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All Properties

Comprehensive physical and chemical properties

Property Value Source
Molecular Mass 272.43 g/mol CAS Common Chemistry
272.4289999999999 g/mol RDKit
272.235144884 g/mol RDKit
Canonical SMILES O=C(O)C(O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCC CAS Common Chemistry
InChI InChI=1S/C16H32O3/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15(17)16(18)19/h15,17H,2-14H2,1H3,(H,18,19) CAS Common Chemistry
InChI Key InChIKey=JGHSBPIZNUXPLA-UHFFFAOYSA-N CAS Common Chemistry
Melting Point 93.5 °C CAS Common Chemistry
Name 2-Hydroxyhexadecanoic acid CAS Common Chemistry
Heavy Atom Count 19 RDKit
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors 2 RDKit
Hydrogen Bond Donors 2 RDKit
Rotatable Bonds 14 RDKit
Aromatic Ring Count 0 RDKit
Topological Polar Surface Area 57.53 Ų RDKit
LogP 4.523100000000004 RDKit
Molar Refractivity 79.33760000000007 RDKit

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