Molecular properties
- Formula
- C18H36O2
- Molar mass
- 284.48 g·mol−1
- Exact mass
- 284.2715 Da
- 1
- PubChem CID
- 94236
Molecule record
methyl 2-methylhexadecanoate
C18H36O2
284.48 g/mol
Loading structure
Functional groups
Alkane / alkyl carbon
Ester
Ether
Physical properties
No source-backed physical properties are curated for this molecule yet.
Common names and synonyms
- 2-Methyl-hexadecyl-carboxylic acid methyl ester
- 2-Methyl-palmitylic acidmethyl ester
- 2490-53-1
- DL-?-Methylpalmitic acid methyl ester
- DL-alpha-Methylpalmitic acid methyl ester
- DTXCID401376044
- DTXSID30947792
- FM172283
Show all 16 synonyms
- Hexadecanoic acid, 2-methyl-, methyl ester
- M-4284
- Methyl 2-methylhexadecanoic acid
- Methyl 2-methylpalmitate
- OAMQXAKDCJRWHE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- RefChem:157364
- SCHEMBL5483760
- methyl 2-methylhexadeca-noate
Structure identifiers
- Canonical SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(C)C(=O)OC
- Isomeric SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(C)C(=O)OC
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C18H36O2/c1-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17(2)18(19)20-3/h17H,4-16H2,1-3H3
- InChIKey
- OAMQXAKDCJRWHE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- PubChem CID
- 94236
Spectroscopy
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No redistributable or simulated spectroscopy record is attached yet.
Simulated NMR
On-demand educational prediction for methyl 2-methylhexadecanoate; not experimental data.
Simulated EI mass spectrum
On-demand educational fragmentation for methyl 2-methylhexadecanoate; not experimental data.
Sources
Molecule identity
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