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Methyl hexadecanoate
SpectraBase Compound ID 2pRWE4BK5fT
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
Mol Weight 270.5 g/mol
Molecular Formula C17H34O2
Exact Mass 270.25588 g/mol
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Technique Melt
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Technique Between salts
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  • Palmitic acid methyl ester
  • Methyl palmitate
  • Hexadecanoic acid methyl ester
  • Palmitic acid ME
  • Hexadecanoate <methyl->
  • Palmitate <methyl->
  • METHYL PALMITOATE
  • HEXADECANECARBOXYLIC ACID, METHYL ESTER
  • n-Hexadecanoic acid methyl ester
  • Me. C16:0
Title Journal or Book Year
Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of Gerbera anandria Molecules 2014
Iristectorenes A and C-G, monocyclic triterpene esters from Iris tectorum Phytochemistry 1994

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