Cetyl palmitate

Cetyl palmitate
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Hexadecyl hexadecanoate
	Other names Palmityl palmitate; Palmitic acid palmityl ester; Palmitic acid hexadecyl ester; Palmitic acid cetyl ester; n-hexadecyl palmitate; Palmatic acid n-hexadecyl ester
Identifiers
CAS Number	540-10-3 ;
3D model ( JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:75584 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL2106073 ;
ChemSpider	10427 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.007.943
EC Number	309-375-8;
KEGG	D08888;
PubChem CID	10889;
UNII	5ZA2S6B08X;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID5047114 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C32H64O2/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-19-21-23-25-27-29-31-34-32(33)30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-31H2,1-2H3 Key: PXDJXZJSCPSGGI-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
	SMILES CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCOC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC;
Properties
Chemical formula	C32H64O2
Molar mass	480.862 g·mol−1
Appearance	Colourless wax
Melting point	54 °C (129 °F; 327 K)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Hexadecyl hexadecanoate, also known as cetyl palmitate, is the

1-hexadecanol. This white waxy solid is the primary constituent of spermaceti, the once highly prized wax found in the skull of sperm whales.^[2] Cetyl palmitate is a component of some solid lipid nanoparticles

.

Stony corals, which build the coral reefs, contain large amounts of cetyl palmitate wax in their tissues, which may function in part as an antifeedant.^[3]