4918 1-Hexadecanol Cetyl alcohol, also known as 1-hexadecanol and palmityl alcohol, is a solid organic compound and a member of the alcohol class of compounds. Its chemical formula is CH3(CH2)15OH. At room temperature, cetyl alcohol takes the form of a waxy white solid or flakes. It belongs to the group of fatty alcohols. With the demise of commercial whaling, cetyl alcohol is no longer primarily produced from whale oil, but instead either as an end-product of the petroleum industry, or produced from vegetable oils such as palm oil and coconut oil. Production of cetyl alcohol from palm oil gives rise to one of its alternative names, palmityl alcohol. 36653-82-4 2682 C16H34O White powder. 49.3 °C 1.34e-05 mg/mL at 25 °C No indication of carcinogenicity to humans (not listed by IARC). 2014-09-11T05:19:47Z 2014-12-24T20:26:58Z http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1-Hexadecanol C00823 16125 CPD-348 PL3 true CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO C16H34O InChI=1S/C16H34O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17/h17H,2-16H2,1H3 InChIKey=BXWNKGSJHAJOGX-UHFFFAOYSA-N 242.4406 242.26096571 Exogenous Solid HMDB03424 CHEMBL706 2581 Mihalovici, Ar.; Bors, G. Preparation of cetyl alcohol. Curierul Farmaceutic (1938), 8(No. 6), 1-9.