Molecular properties
- Formula
- C16H32O
- Molar mass
- 240.42 g·mol−1
- Exact mass
- 240.2453 Da
- 1
- 0
- 1
- 17.10 Ų
- 7.1 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
- CAS
- 629-80-1
- PubChem CID
- 984
Molecule record
hexadecanal
C16H32O
240.42 g/mol
Interactions
- Polarity
- Polar functional group with nonpolar contribution from the carbon skeleton.
- 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
Aldehyde
Physical properties
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logp | 7.1 | PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor | PubChem(link only) |
Common names and synonyms
- 1-hexadecanal
- 16-Hexadecanal
- 211-111-0
- 629-80-1
- AI3-24252
- CHEBI:17600
- DTXCID3022039
- DTXSID5042039
Show all 23 synonyms
- EINECS 211-111-0
- Hexadecanaldehyde
- MFCD00055568
- N-HEXADECAN-1-AL
- N-hexadecanal
- Palmitic aldehyde
- Palmityl Aldehyde
- RefChem:145946
- SCHEMBL4481
- UNII-WQD27655QE
- WQD27655QE
- cetyl aldehyde
- hexadecylaldehyde
- palmitaldehyde
- palmitoyl aldehyde
Structure identifiers
- Canonical SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC=O
- Isomeric SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC=O
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C16H32O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17/h16H,2-15H2,1H3
- InChIKey
- NIOYUNMRJMEDGI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- PubChem CID
- 984
Spectroscopy
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Simulated FTIR trace
Predicted FTIR / %T
4 cm-1 resolution / deterministic instrument profile
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Peak assignments
1725 cm−1C=O aldehyde (simulated)
2720 cm−1aldehyde C-H (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)
Simulated NMR
On-demand educational prediction for hexadecanal; not experimental data.
Simulated EI mass spectrum
On-demand educational fragmentation for hexadecanal; not experimental data.
Sources
Molecule identity
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simulated IR
ChemForge original educational simulation.