Properties

  • Name: Palmitic acid
  • IUPAC name: Hexadecanoic acid
  • Formula: C16H32O2
  • Molecular weight: 256.4241 g/mol
  • Monoisotopic weight: 256.2402303 g/mol
  • Melting point: 62 °C (335 K)
  • Boiling point: 271 °C (544 K)
  • Synonym:
    • Hexadecanoic acid

Structure

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InChI

InChI=1/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)

SMILES

C(CCCC(=O)O)CCCCCCCCCCC