Molecule record

hexadecanamide

C16H33NO

255.45 g/mol

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Molecular properties

Formula
C16H33NO
Molar mass
255.45 g·mol−1
Exact mass
255.2562 Da
1
PubChem CID
69421

Functional groups

Alkane / alkyl carbon
Amide
Primary amine

Physical properties

No source-backed physical properties are curated for this molecule yet.

Common names and synonyms

  • 211-095-5
  • 629-54-9
  • Amide 16
  • Amide HPL
  • BDBM50463964
  • C16H33NO
  • CHEBI:74475
  • Cetyl amide
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  • DTXCID6024707
  • DTXSID8044707
  • Hexadecanoic acid amide
  • MFCD00025534
  • NSC-3327
  • NSC3327
  • Palmitamide
  • Palmitic acid amide
  • Palmitic amide
  • Palmityl amide
  • QX1MQ82M73
  • RefChem:145947
  • SCHEMBL43384
  • UNII-QX1MQ82M73
  • n-Hexadecanamide
  • palmitamide (ACD/Name 4.0)

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(N)=O
Isomeric SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)N
InChI
InChI=1S/C16H33NO/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16(17)18/h2-15H2,1H3,(H2,17,18)
InChIKey
HSEMFIZWXHQJAE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
69421

Spectroscopy

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Open library
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Simulated NMR

On-demand educational prediction for hexadecanamide; not experimental data.

Simulated EI mass spectrum

On-demand educational fragmentation for hexadecanamide; not experimental data.

Sources

Molecule identity

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