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1-Hexadecanol

ReagentPlus®, 99%

Synonym(s):

Cetyl alcohol, Palmityl alcohol

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)15OH
CAS Number:
36653-82-4
Molecular Weight:
242.44
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24855657
EC Number:
253-149-0
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1748475
MDL number:
MFCD00004760
Assay:
99%
Bp:
179-181 °C/10 mmHg (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
<0.01 mmHg ( 43 °C)

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Product Name

1-Hexadecanol, ReagentPlus®, 99%

InChI key

BXWNKGSJHAJOGX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C16H34O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17/h17H,2-16H2,1H3

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO

vapor density

8.34 (vs air)

vapor pressure

<0.01 mmHg ( 43 °C)

product line

ReagentPlus®

assay

99%

form

solid

autoignition temp.

483 °F

expl. lim.

8 %

dilution

(for general lab use)

bp

179-181 °C/10 mmHg (lit.)

mp

48-50 °C (lit.)

solubility

ethanol: soluble 100 mL/mL, clear to very slightly hazy, colorless

density

0.818 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

hydroxyl

Quality Level

200

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Application

1-Hexadecanol has been used in preparation of:
  • (±)-2-methoxyheptadecanoic acid (fatty acid)
  • high-chain fatty acid esters of 1-hexadecanol, novel organic phase change material for thermal energy storage
  • hexadecane (alkane) in the presence of membrane fraction of Vibrio furnissii M1

General description

1-Hexadecanol is a fatty alcohol used in surfactants, lubricants, detergents, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.

Legal Information

ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

nwg

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to improve 1-hexadecanol production
Feng, et al.
Metabolic engineering, 27, 10-19 (2015)
Néstor M Carballeira et al.
Pure and applied chemistry. Chimie pure et appliquee, 84(9), 1867-1875 (2012-11-03)
The fatty acids (±)-2-methoxy-6Z-heptadecenoic acid (1), (±)-2-methoxy-6-heptadecynoic acid (2) and (±)-2-methoxyheptadecanoic acid (3) were synthesized and their inhibitory activity against the Leishmania DNA topoisomerase IB enzyme (LdTopIB) determined. Acids 1 and 2 were synthesized from 4-bromo-1-pentanol, the former in ten
Metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to produce 1-hexadecanol from xylose
Guo, et al.
Microbial cell factories, 15, 1-11 (2016)
High-chain fatty acid esters of 1-hexadecanol for low temperature thermal energy storage with phase change materials.
Aydin AA and Aydin A.
Solar Energy Mat. and Solar Cells, 96, 93-100 (2012)
S Karen Gomez et al.
BMC plant biology, 9, 10-10 (2009-01-24)
Most vascular flowering plants have the capacity to form symbiotic associations with arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi. The symbiosis develops in the roots where AM fungi colonize the root cortex and form arbuscules within the cortical cells. Arbuscules are enveloped in
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