Cetyl alcoholCetyl alcohol, also known as hexadecan-1-ol and palmityl alcohol, is a C-16 fatty alcohol with the formula C16H34O or CH3(CH2)15OH. At room temperature, cetyl alcohol takes the form of a waxy white solid or flakes. Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article Cetyl alcohol, revision 1380129519.

Property

Value

Formula

C16H34O, 242.44 g/mol

Melting point

49.3 °C

Boiling point

344 °C

Density

0.811 g/cm³

Flash point

185 °C

log P, measured

7.25

pKa

16.2

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