Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-11-19 04:35:31 UTC
Update Date2022-08-31 22:26:22 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0033118
Metabolite Identification
Common Name2-hydroxyhexadecanal
Description2-hydroxyhexadecanal belongs to the class of organic compounds known as long-chain fatty alcohols. These are fatty alcohols that have an aliphatic tail of 13 to 21 carbon atoms. Thus, 2-hydroxyhexadecanal is considered to be a fatty aldehyde lipid molecule. 2-hydroxyhexadecanal is a very hydrophobic molecule, practically insoluble (in water), and relatively neutral.
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
alpha-HydroxyhexadecanalChEBI
a-HydroxyhexadecanalGenerator
Α-hydroxyhexadecanalGenerator
Molecular FormulaC16H32O2
Average Mass256.4241
Monoisotopic Mass256.240230268
IUPAC Name2-hydroxyhexadecanal
Traditional Name2-hydroxyhexadecanal
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)C=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C16H32O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-16(18)15-17/h15-16,18H,2-14H2,1H3
InChI KeyBKBDVQVDRVGXKT-UHFFFAOYSA-N