Molecular properties
- Formula
- C17H34O2
- Molar mass
- 270.46 g·mol−1
- Exact mass
- 270.2559 Da
- 1
- PubChem CID
- 8181
Molecule record
methyl hexadecanoate
C17H34O2
270.46 g/mol
Loading structure
Functional groups
Alkane / alkyl carbon
Ester
Ether
Physical properties
No source-backed physical properties are curated for this molecule yet.
Common names and synonyms
- 112-39-0
- 203-966-3
- AEC METHYL PALMITATE
- AKOS005715213
- C16 FAME
- CHEBI:69187
- CS-D1457
- DPY8VCM98I
Show all 24 synonyms
- DTXCID909149
- DTXSID4029149
- DUB PM COS
- HY-N1482
- Hexadecanoic acid, methyl ester
- METHYL PALMITATE
- MFCD00008994
- Metholene 2216
- Methyl n-hexadecanoate
- Methyl palmitic acid
- NSC-4197
- Palmitic acid methyl ester
- RefChem:6025
- UNII-DPY8VCM98I
- Uniphat A60
- n-Hexadecanoic acid methyl ester
Structure identifiers
- Canonical SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC
- Isomeric SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C17H34O2/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17(18)19-2/h3-16H2,1-2H3
- InChIKey
- FLIACVVOZYBSBS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- PubChem CID
- 8181
Spectroscopy
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No redistributable or simulated spectroscopy record is attached yet.
Simulated NMR
On-demand educational prediction for methyl hexadecanoate; not experimental data.
Simulated EI mass spectrum
On-demand educational fragmentation for methyl hexadecanoate; not experimental data.
Sources
Molecule identity
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