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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C16H34O
Molecular Weight 242.4406
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of CETYL ALCOHOL

SMILES

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO

InChI

InChIKey=BXWNKGSJHAJOGX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C16H34O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17/h17H,2-16H2,1H3

HIDE SMILES / InChI
Molecular Formula C16H34O
Molecular Weight 242.4406
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Approval Year

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Substance Class Chemical
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Record UNII
936JST6JCN
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Name Type Language
CETYL ALCOHOL
EP   HSDB   II   INCI   MART.   MI   USP-RS   VANDF   WHO-DD   WHO-IP  
INCI  
Official Name English
CETYL ALCOHOL [MART.]
Common Name English
FEMA NO. 2554
Code English
CETYL ALCOHOL [USP-RS]
Common Name English
CETYL ALCOHOL [MI]
Common Name English
N-1-HEXADECANOL
Common Name English
HEXADECANOL
Systematic Name English
CETYL ALCHOL
Common Name English
CETYL ALCOHOL [EP MONOGRAPH]
Common Name English
PALMITIC ALCOHOL
Common Name English
CETYL ALCOHOL [VANDF]
Common Name English
NSC-4194
Code English
HEXADECYL ALCOHOL
Systematic Name English
ALCOHOL CETYLICUS [WHO-IP LATIN]
Common Name English
CETYL ALCOHOL [WHO-IP]
Common Name English
Cetyl alcohol [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
PALMITYL ALCOHOL
Systematic Name English
CETANOL
JAN  
Systematic Name English
CETYL ALCOHOL [INCI]
Common Name English
1-HEXADECANOL [FHFI]
Common Name English
CETYL ALCOHOL [II]
Common Name English
N-HEXADECANOL
Common Name English
CETYL ALCOHOL [HSDB]
Common Name English
CETANOL [JAN]
Common Name English
1-Hexadecanol
FHFI  
Systematic Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C218
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FDA ORPHAN DRUG 68492
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FDA ORPHAN DRUG 14886
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JECFA EVALUATION 1-HEXADECANOL
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CFR 21 CFR 172.515
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EPA PESTICIDE CODE 1508
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Code System Code Type Description
CHEBI
16125
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DRUG BANK
DB09494
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SMS_ID
100000078547
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NCI_THESAURUS
C47442
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RS_ITEM_NUM
1103003
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EVMPD
SUB12479MIG
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CAS
124-29-8
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ALTERNATIVE
JECFA MONOGRAPH
255
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MESH
C005031
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NSC
4194
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PUBCHEM
2682
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
253-149-0
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HSDB
2643
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RXCUI
20615
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PRIMARY RxNorm
MERCK INDEX
m3297
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PRIMARY Merck Index
EPA CompTox
DTXSID4027991
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WIKIPEDIA
CETYL ALCOHOL
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FDA UNII
936JST6JCN
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL706
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DRUG CENTRAL
4750
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WHO INTERNATIONAL PHARMACOPEIA
CETYL ALCOHOL
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PRIMARY Description: Unctuous, colourless flakes or a white, crystalline mass; odour, faint and characteristic. Solubility: Practically insoluble in water; soluble in ethanol (~750 g/l) TS and ether R. Category: Emulsifying agent; viscosity-increasing agent. Storage: Cetyl alcohol should be kept in a well-closed container. Definition: Cetyl alcohol is a mixture of solid alcohols consisting mainly of 1-hexadecanol (C16H34O).
CAS
36653-82-4
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DAILYMED
936JST6JCN
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Unctuous, colourless flakes or a white, crystalline mass; odour, faint and characteristic.
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