Hexadecanamide
- Formula: C16H33NO
- Molecular weight: 255.4393
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: HSEMFIZWXHQJAE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 629-54-9
- Chemical structure:
This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file or as a computed 3d SD file
The 3d structure may be viewed using Java or Javascript. - Other names: Palmitamide; n-Hexadecanamide; Amide HPL; Amide 16; Cetyl amide; Palmitic acid amide; Palmitic amide; Palmityl amide; NSC 3327
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Phase change data
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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
Data compiled as indicated in comments:
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tfus | 311. | K | N/A | Carfagna, Busico, et al., 1980 | Crystal phase 1 phase; Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1. K; TRC |
Tfus | 380.7 | K | N/A | Davies, Jones, et al., 1959 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1. K; TRC |
Tfus | 380. | K | N/A | Krafft and Stauffer, 1882 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 3. K; TRC |
Reduced pressure boiling point
Tboil (K) | Pressure (atm) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
509.2 | 0.016 | Weast and Grasselli, 1989 | BS |
Enthalpy of sublimation
ΔsubH (kcal/mol) | Temperature (K) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
43.40 ± 0.31 | 371. | ME | Davies, Jones, et al., 1959 | Based on data from 364. to 378. K. See also Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987.; AC |
Enthalpy of fusion
ΔfusH (kcal/mol) | Temperature (K) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
10.9 | 376. | DSC | Abate, Badea, et al., 2008 | AC |
Gas Chromatography
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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director
Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp
Column type | Active phase | I | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Capillary | HP-5MS | 2182. | Lalel, Singh, et al., 2003 | 60. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 40. C @ 1. min, 3. K/min, 310. C @ 20. min |
Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp
Column type | Active phase | I | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Capillary | Ultra-1 | 2127. | Okumura, 1991 | 25. m/0.32 mm/0.25 μm, He, 3. K/min; Tstart: 80. C; Tend: 260. C |
Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program
Column type | Active phase | I | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Capillary | HP-5 | 2186. | Zhao, Li, et al., 2008 | 30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm; Program: 40 0C (2 min) 5 0C/min -> 80 0C 7 oC/min -> 160 0C 9 0C/min -> 200 0C 20 0C/min -> 280 0C (10 min) |
Capillary | HP-5 | 2182. | Zhao, Li, et al., 2008 | 30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm; Program: not specified |
Capillary | SF-96 | 2150. | Kawasaki, Matsui, et al., 1998 | Column length: 40. m; Column diameter: 0.28 mm; Program: 75C => 3C/min => 190C(25min) => 3C/min => 210C |
Capillary | DB-1 | 2142. | Kawai, Ishida, et al., 1991 | 60. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm; Program: not specified |
Capillary | DB-1 | 2144. | Kawai, Ishida, et al., 1991 | 60. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm; Program: not specified |
Normal alkane RI, polar column, temperature ramp
Column type | Active phase | I | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Capillary | DB-Wax | 2858. | Guo, Wu, et al., 2008 | 30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, Helium, 60. C @ 2. min, 10. K/min, 250. C @ 10. min |
References
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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
Carfagna, Busico, et al., 1980
Carfagna, C.; Busico, V.; Salerno, V.; Vacatello, M.,
Melting behaviour of a series of monoamides,
Thermochim. Acta, 1980, 37, 1, 31, https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-6031(80)85002-7
. [all data]
Davies, Jones, et al., 1959
Davies, M.; Jones, A.H.; Thomas, G.H.,
The lattice energies of the straight-chain primary amides,
Trans. Faraday Soc., 1959, 55, 1100. [all data]
Krafft and Stauffer, 1882
Krafft, F.; Stauffer, B.,
The nitriles c(n)h(2n+2)cn of the higher fatty acids,
Ber. Dtsch. Chem. Ges., 1882, 15, 1728-31. [all data]
Weast and Grasselli, 1989
CRC Handbook of Data on Organic Compounds, 2nd Editon, Weast,R.C and Grasselli, J.G., ed(s)., CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 1989, 1. [all data]
Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987
Stephenson, Richard M.; Malanowski, Stanislaw,
Handbook of the Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds, 1987, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3173-2
. [all data]
Abate, Badea, et al., 2008
Abate, Lorenzo; Badea, Elena; Blanco, Ignazio; Della Gatta, Giuseppe,
Heat Capacities and Enthalpies of Solid-Solid Transitions and Fusion of a Series of Eleven Primary Alkylamides by Differential Scanning Calorimetry,
J. Chem. Eng. Data, 2008, 53, 4, 959-965, https://doi.org/10.1021/je700662a
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Lalel, Singh, et al., 2003
Lalel, H.J.D.; Singh, Z.; Chye Tan, S.,
Glycosidically-bound aroma volatile compounds in the skin and pulp of 'Kensington Pride' mango fruit at different stages of maturity,
Postharvest Biol. Technol., 2003, 29, 2, 205-218, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0925-5214(02)00250-8
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Okumura, 1991
Okumura, T.,
retention indices of environmental chemicals on methyl silicone capillary column,
Journal of Environmental Chemistry (Japan), 1991, 1, 2, 333-358, https://doi.org/10.5985/jec.1.333
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Zhao, Li, et al., 2008
Zhao, Y.; Li, J.; Xu, Y.; Duan, H.; Fan, W.; Zhao, G.,
EXtraction, preparation and identification of volatile compounds in Changyu XO brandy,
Chinese J. Chromatogr., 2008, 26, 2, 212-222, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1872-2059(08)60014-0
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Kawasaki, Matsui, et al., 1998
Kawasaki, W.; Matsui, K.; Akakabe, Y.; Itai, N.; Kajiwara, T.,
Long-chain aldehyde-forming activity in tobacco leaves,
Phytochemistry, 1998, 49, 6, 1565-1568, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00236-2
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Kawai, Ishida, et al., 1991
Kawai, T.; Ishida, Y.; Kakiuchi, H.; Ikeda, N.; Higashida, T.; Nakamura, S.,
Flavor components of dried squid,
J. Agric. Food Chem., 1991, 39, 4, 770-777, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf00004a031
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Guo, Wu, et al., 2008
Guo, L.; Wu, J.-Z.; Han, T.; Cao, T.; Rahman, K.; Qin, L.-P.,
Chemical composition, antifungal and antitumor properties of ether extracts of Scapania verrucosa Heeg. and its endophytic fungus Chaetomium fusiforme,
Molecules, 2008, 13, 9, 2114-2125, https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules13092114
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Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
Tboil Boiling point Tfus Fusion (melting) point ΔfusH Enthalpy of fusion ΔsubH Enthalpy of sublimation - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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