palmitic acid

Synonyms: "palmitic acid", "hexadecanoic acid", "cetylic acid", "n-hexadecanoic acid", "palmitate", "hexadecylic acid", "hydrofol", "n-hexadecoic acid", "1-pPentadecanecarboxylic acid", "pentadecanecarboxylic acid", "palmitinic acid", "hexaectylic acid", "Emersol 143", "Emersol 140", "Hystrene 8016", "Hystrene 9016", "1-hexyldecanoic acid", "hexadecoic acid", "palmitic acid", "palmitinsaeure", "Pristerene 4934", "Edenor C16", "Kortacid 1698", "Lunac P 95KC".

Source: Palmitic acid is a saturated fat. It's naturally found in some animal products like meat and dairy, as well as in palm and coconut oils.

Identifiers:

IUPAC Name: hexadecanoic acid
CAS Number: 57-10-3
PubChem ID: 985
InChiKey: IPCSVZSSVZVIGE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Canonical SMILES: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O

Structural Properties:

Molecular Formula: C16H32O2
Molecular Weight: 256.430

Pharmacophore Features:

Number of bond donors: 1
Number of bond acceptors: 2
Number of atoms different from hydrogen: 18

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