Molecular properties
- Formula
- C16H34O
- Molar mass
- 242.44 g·mol−1
- Exact mass
- 242.2610 Da
- 0
- 1
- 1
- 20.20 Ų
- 7.3 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
- CAS
- 36653-82-4
- PubChem CID
- 2682
Molecule record
1-Hexadecanol
C16H34O
242.44 g/mol
Interactions
- Polarity
- Often polar; exact polarity depends on size, substitution, and ionization state.
- Acid-base behavior
- Review ionizable groups and pKa data where available; ChemForge does not infer definitive acid-base state from identity alone.
- Intermolecular forces
- Assess dispersion, dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, and ionic character from the functional groups shown.
Functional groups
Alcohol
Physical properties
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logp | 7.3 | PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor | PubChem(link only) |
Common names and synonyms
- 36653-82-4
- Atalco C
- Cetaffine
- Cetal
- Cetalol CA
- Cetanol
- Cetylic alcohol
- Cetylol
Show all 22 synonyms
- Crodacol C
- Crodacol-CAS
- Crodacol-CAT
- Ethal
- Ethol
- Hexadecan-1-ol
- Hexadecyl alcohol
- Loxanol K
- N-Hexadecanol
- Palmityl alcohol
- cetyl alcohol
- n-1-Hexadecanol
- n-Cetyl alcohol
- n-Hexadecyl alcohol
Structure identifiers
- Canonical SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO
- Isomeric SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C16H34O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17/h17H,2-16H2,1H3
- InChIKey
- BXWNKGSJHAJOGX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- PubChem CID
- 2682
Spectroscopy
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Simulated FTIR trace
Predicted FTIR / %T
4 cm-1 resolution / deterministic instrument profile
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Peak assignments
3350 cm−1broad O-H (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)
Simulated NMR
On-demand educational prediction for 1-Hexadecanol; not experimental data.
Simulated EI mass spectrum
On-demand educational fragmentation for 1-Hexadecanol; not experimental data.
Sources
Molecule identity
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simulated IR
ChemForge original educational simulation.