1-Hexadecanol

• Formula: C₁₆H₃₄O
• Molecular weight: 242.4406
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C16H34O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17/h17H,2-16H2,1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: BXWNKGSJHAJOGX-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 36653-82-4
• Chemical structure:
  This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file
• Other names: n-Cetyl alcohol; n-Hexadecan-1-ol; n-Hexadecanol; n-1-Hexadecanol; Adol 52; Adol 52 NF; Adol 54; Aldol 54; Alfol 16; Atalco C; Cachalot C-51; Cachalot C-52; Cetaffine; Cetal; Cetalol CA; Cetanol; Cetylic alcohol; Cetylol; Crodacol C; Crodacol-CAS; Crodacol-CAT; Elfacos C; Ethal; Ethol; Hexadecanol; Hexadecyl alcohol; Hyfatol 16; Lanol C; Lorol 24; Loxanol K; Loxanol K extra; Loxanwachs SK; Palmityl alcohol; Product 308; Siponol wax-A; Siponol CC; 1-Hexadecyl alcohol; Alcohol c-16; Hexadecan-1-ol; n-Hexadecyl alcohol; 1-Hydroxyhexadecane; Adol 520; Cachalot C-50; CO-1670; CO-1695; Dytol F-11; Cachalot C-50 NF; Cetyl alcohol NF; Crodacol C70; Crodacol C95 NF; Epal 16NF; Fancol CA; Lanette 16; Lipocol C; Lorol C16; LorolL 24; Philcohol 1600; Rita CA; Cetyl alcohol; 1-Hexanedecanol; 1-Cetanol; Epal 16; Hyfatol 16-95; Laurex 16; Alfol 16RD; Kalcol 6098; Palmitic alcohol; 19141-82-3; SSD; SSD RP; 8023-37-8; 124-29-8; 8032-16-4; 8032-89-1; 8032-17-5; SSD (Salt/Mix); SSD RP (Salt/Mix)
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References

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Gaikwad and Subrahmanyam, 1985
Gaikwad, B.R.; Subrahmanyam, V.V., Melting behavior of fatty alcohols and their binary blends., J. Indian Chem. Soc., 1985, 62, 513. [all data]

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Mosselman, Mourik, et al., 1974
Mosselman, C.; Mourik, J.; Dekker, H., Enthalpies of phase change and heat capacities of some long-chain alcohols. Adiabatic semi-microcalorimeter for studies of polymorphism, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1974, 6, 477-87. [all data]

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Shulman, Formo, et al., 1961
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Costello and Bowden, 1958
Costello, J.M.; Bowden, S.T., The Temperature Variation of Orthobaric Density Difference in Liquid-Vapor Systems III. Alcohols, Recl. Trav. Chim. Pays-Bas, 1958, 77, 36-46. [all data]

Rathmann, Curtis, et al., 1956
Rathmann, G.B.; Curtis, A.J.; McGeer, P.L.; Smyth, C.P., Microwave Absorption and Molecular Structure in Liquids. XIV. The Apparent Critical Wave Lengths of Liquid Long Chain Alcohols, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1956, 78, 2035-8. [all data]

Boelhouwer, Nederbragt, et al., 1950
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Badin, 1943
Badin, E.J., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1943, 65, 1809. [all data]

Wibaut, Overhoff, et al., 1943
Wibaut, J.P.; Overhoff, J.; Jonker, E.W., On the Preparation of Some Hydrocarbons of the Mixed Aliphatic-Aromatic and Aliphatic-Alicyclic Type Containing 22 to 30 C-atoms, Recl. Trav. Chim. Pays-Bas, 1943, 62, 31. [all data]

Baker and Smyth, 1938
Baker, W.O.; Smyth, C.P., The Possibility of Molecular Rotation in the Solid Form of Cetyl Alcohol and Three Long-Chain Ethyl Esters, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1938, 60, 1229. [all data]

Cox and Reid, 1935
Cox, W.M.; Reid, E.E., Some Isomeric Branched Hexadecanols, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1935, 57, 1801-2. [all data]

Biltz, Fischer, et al., 1930
Biltz, W.; Fischer, W.; Wunnenberg, E., Molecular and Atomic Volumes. The Volume Requirements of Crystalline Organic Compounds and Low Temperatures, Z. Phys. Chem., Abt. A, 1930, 151, 13-55. [all data]

Tammann, 1913
Tammann, G., Nachr. Ges. Wiss. Goettingen, Math.-Phys. Kl., 1913, 1913, 335. [all data]

Eykman, 1889
Eykman, J.F., Z. Phys. Chem., Stoechiom. Verwandtschaftsl., 1889, 4, 497. [all data]

Notes

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  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point

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