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Hexadecanoic acid
SpectraBase Compound ID 4a7kM8X1Hye
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
Mol Weight 256.4 g/mol
Molecular Formula C16H32O2
Exact Mass 256.24023 g/mol
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Solvent CDCl3; Reference=TMS; Temperature 297K
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Solvent CDCl3
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  • Palmitic acid
  • 1-Pentadecanecarboxylic acid
  • NORMAL-HEXADECANOIC-ACID
  • EMERSOL 143
  • n-Hexadecanoic acid
  • Hexadecanoic acid <n->
  • Palmitic acid; hexadecanoic acid
  • PamOH
  • Cetylic acid
  • NSC 5030
  • C16:0
  • hexadecanoid acid

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