Palmitic Acid

CAS: 57-10-3

Ref. TR-P144500

Product Information

• Name: Palmitic Acid
• Synonyms: Hexadecanoic acid, Palmitic acid (7CI,8CI), 1-Pentadecanecarboxylic acid, A 1600, Cetylic acid, Edenor C 16-98-100, Edenor C16, Emersol 143, FA 1695, Hydrofol Acid 1690, Hystrene 9016, Imex C 1498, Kortacid 1695, Kortacid 1698, Loxiol EP 278, Lunac P 95, Lunac P 95KC, Lunac P 98, NAA 160, NSC 5030, Neo-Fat 16, PA 900, Palmac 98-16, Palmitinic acid, Pentadecanecarboxylic acid, Prifac 2960, Pristerene 4934, V 1695, n-Hexadecanoic acid
• Brand: TRC
• Description: Applications Palmitic Acid is a common fatty acid found in plants and animals. The body converts excess carbohydrates into Palmitic Acid, thus Palmitic Acid is the first fatty acid produced during fatty acid synthesis as well as a precursor for longer fatty acids.References Jeffcoat, R. et al.: Lipids, 12, 469 (1977); Hudgins, L. et al.: J. Lipid Res., 41, 595 (2000)

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 256.42
• Formula: C₁₆H₃₂O₂
• Color/Form: Neat
• 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)
• InChI key: InChIKey=IPCSVZSSVZVIGE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O