Molecular properties
- Formula
- C16H32O2
- Molar mass
- 256.42 g·mol−1
- Exact mass
- 256.2402 Da
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 37.30 Ų
- 6.4 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
- CAS
- 57-10-3
- PubChem CID
- 985
Molecule record
palmitic acid
C16H32O2
256.42 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
Carboxylic acid
Physical properties
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logp | 6.4 | PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor | PubChem(link only) |
Common names and synonyms
- 1-Hexyldecanoic Acid
- 1-Pentadecanecarboxylic acid
- 57-10-3
- Cetylic acid
- Emersol 140
- Emersol 143
- FEMA No. 2832
- Hexadecanoic acid
Show all 23 synonyms
- Hexadecylic acid
- Hydrofol
- Hystrene 8016
- Hystrene 9016
- Industrene 4516
- Kortacid 1698
- Loxiol EP 278
- Palmitic acid 95%
- Palmitic acid, pure
- Palmitinic acid
- Pentadecanecarboxylic acid
- hexadecoic acid
- hexaectylic acid
- n-Hexadecanoic acid
- n-Hexadecoic acid
Structure identifiers
- Canonical SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
- Isomeric SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
- InChI
- 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)
- InChIKey
- IPCSVZSSVZVIGE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- PubChem CID
- 985
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)
3000 cm−1broad acid O-H (simulated)
1710 cm−1C=O acid (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)
Simulated NMR
On-demand educational prediction for palmitic acid; not experimental data.
Simulated EI mass spectrum
On-demand educational fragmentation for palmitic acid; not experimental data.
Sources
Molecule identity
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simulated IR
ChemForge original educational simulation.