Structure

Hexadecanoic acid

CAS
57-10-3
Catalog Number
ACM57103
Category
Fatty Acids and Ester Homologs
Molecular Weight
256.42
Molecular Formula
C16H32O2

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Specification

Synonyms
Palmitic acid
IUPAC Name
Hexadecanoic acid
Canonical SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
InChI
IPCSVZSSVZVIGE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI Key
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)
Boiling Point
351.5 °C
Melting Point
61-62.5 °C(lit.)
Density
0.852g/ml
Appearance
Solid
Storage
Room temperature
Active Content
95%
CNo Chain
C16:0
Compound Derivative
Acid
Fatty Acid
Hexadecanoic
(Palmitic)
Physical State
Solid

Upstream Synthesis Route 1

  • 13182-85-9
  • 57-10-3
  • 443-48-1

Reference: [1] Pharmazie, 2000, vol. 55, # 5, p. 369 - 371

Downstream Synthesis Route 1

  • 623-65-4
  • 57-10-3
  • 50-81-7
  • 137-66-6

Reference: [1] Patent: CN105315244, 2016, A, . Location in patent: Paragraph 0047-0050

Downstream Synthesis Route 2

  • 57-10-3
  • 50-81-7
  • 137-66-6

Reference: [1] JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 2003, vol. 80, # 8, p. 795 - 799

Downstream Synthesis Route 3

  • 77287-34-4
  • 57-10-3
  • 629-54-9

Reference: [1]Anales de la Real Sociedad Espanola de Fisica y Quimica, Serie B: Quimica,1958,vol. 54,p. 233,234
[2]Yakugaku Zasshi/Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan,1942,vol. 62,p. 532; engl. Ref. S. 169
Chem.Abstr.,1951,p. 2861

Downstream Synthesis Route 4

  • 50-00-0
  • 57-10-3
  • 112-39-0
  • 628-97-7

Reference: [1]Bulletin de la Societe Chimique de France,1948,p. 855,856

Downstream Synthesis Route 5

  • 64-17-5
  • 57-10-3
  • 628-97-7

Reference: [1]Synthetic Communications,2006,vol. 36,p. 7 - 11

* For details of the synthesis route, please refer to the original source to ensure accuracy.

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