Pentadecanoic acid

• Formula: C₁₅H₃₀O₂
• Molecular weight: 242.3975
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C15H30O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15(16)17/h2-14H2,1H3,(H,16,17) Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: WQEPLUUGTLDZJY-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 1002-84-2
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• Other names: Pentadecylic acid; n-Pentadecanoic acid; n-Pentadecylic acid; Pentadecanoic (Palmitic) acid
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Normal melting point

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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]

Berchiesi, 1981
Berchiesi, M.A., Int. DATA Ser., Sel. Data Mixtures, Ser. A, 1981, No. 2, 115. [all data]

Berchiesi, 1981, 2
Berchiesi, M.A., Int. DATA Ser., Sel. Data Mixtures, Ser. A, 1981, No. 2, 118. [all data]

Adriaanse, Dekker, et al., 1964
Adriaanse, N.; Dekker, H.; Coops, J., Some Physical Constants of Normal, Saturated Fatty Acids and Their Methyl Esters, Recl. Trav. Chim. Pays-Bas, 1964, 83, 557. [all data]

Kimura, Takahashi, et al., 1958
Kimura, K.; Takahashi, M.; Tanaka, A., Anodic Synthesis of Fatty Acids III., Yakugaku Zasshi, 1958, 78, 802. [all data]

Wynberg and Logothetis, 1956
Wynberg, H.; Logothetis, A., Studies in the Synthesis of Long-chain Compounds, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1956, 78, 1958. [all data]

Links and de Groot, 1953
Links, J.; de Groot, M.S., The Preparation of Higher Fatty Acids with An Odd Number of Carbons Atoms by the Arndt-Eistert Synthesis, Recl. Trav. Chim. Pays-Bas, 1953, 72, 57. [all data]

Krafft, 1882
Krafft, F., On Nineteen Higher Normal Paraffins and a Simple Volume Law for Liquids that form Drops I., Ber. Dtsch. Chem. Ges., 1882, 15, 1687-711. [all data]

Notes

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  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point

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