Molecular properties
- Formula
- C17H36O
- Molar mass
- 256.50 g·mol−1
- Exact mass
- 256.2766 Da
- 0
- 1
- 1
- 20.20 Ų
- 7.8 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
- CAS
- 1454-85-9
- PubChem CID
- 15076
Molecule record
1-Heptadecanol
C17H36O
256.50 g/mol
Interactions
- Polarity
- Often polar; exact polarity depends on size, substitution, and ionization state.
- Acid-base behavior
- Review ionizable groups and pKa data where available; ChemForge does not infer definitive acid-base state from identity alone.
- Intermolecular forces
- Assess dispersion, dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, and ionic character from the functional groups shown.
Functional groups
Alcohol
Physical properties
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logp | 7.8 | PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor | PubChem(link only) |
Common names and synonyms
- 1-Hydroxyheptadecane
- 1454-85-9
- AI3-01234
- CHEBI:77470
- DTXCID208323
- DTXSID3051460
- EINECS 215-932-5
- GOQYKNQRPGWPLP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Show all 22 synonyms
- HEPTADECANOL, 1-
- HEPTADECYL ALCOHOL
- Heptadecan-1-ol
- Heptadecanol
- MARGARIC ALCOHOL
- N3IL85TMCX
- NSC 3921
- NSC-3921
- RefChem:75849
- UNII-N3IL85TMCX
- n-Heptadecanol
- n-Heptadecanol-1
- n-heptadecyl alcohol
- nHeptadecanol
Structure identifiers
- Canonical SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO
- Isomeric SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C17H36O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18/h18H,2-17H2,1H3
- InChIKey
- GOQYKNQRPGWPLP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- PubChem CID
- 15076
Spectroscopy
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Simulated FTIR trace
Predicted FTIR / %T
4 cm-1 resolution / deterministic instrument profile
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Peak assignments
3350 cm−1broad O-H (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)
Simulated NMR
On-demand educational prediction for 1-Heptadecanol; not experimental data.
Simulated EI mass spectrum
On-demand educational fragmentation for 1-Heptadecanol; not experimental data.
Sources
Molecule identity
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simulated IR
ChemForge original educational simulation.