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Molecule

2-Hydroxyhexadecanoic Acid

CAS: 764-67-0 · C16H32O3

2D Structure

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Basic Information

CAS Registry Number
764-67-0
Molecular Formula
C16H32O3
Molecular Mass
272.43 g/mol

Identifiers

CAS Registry Number

764-67-0

SMILES

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)C(=O)O

InChI Key

JGHSBPIZNUXPLA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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)

Names and Synonyms

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

All Properties

Comprehensive physical and chemical properties

Property Value Source
Molecular Mass 272.43 g/mol CAS Common Chemistry
272.4289999999999 g/mol RDKit
272.429 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
4.5231 RDKit
Molar Refractivity 79.33760000000007 cm³/mol RDKit
Ring Count 0 RDKit
Formal Charge 0 RDKit
Fraction Csp3 0.9375 RDKit
0.94 chempirical lib
Exact Mass 272.235144884 g/mol RDKit

Spectral Data

NMR, IR, and Mass spectral data

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10 ppm 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 ppm
Shift (ppm) Multiplicity Integration 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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