CAS 57-10-3 Palmitic Acid - Materials / Alfa Chemistry

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Palmitic Acid

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Catalog Number

ACM57103-2

Product Name

Palmitic Acid

Structure

CAS

57-10-3

Category

Pressure & Heat Sensitive Recording Materials

Synonyms

Pentadecanecarboxylicacid

Description

Emulsifying fatty acid derived from palm oil. Saponification value 218-222. HLB 11-12 (gives oil-in-water emulsions).

IUPAC Name

Hexadecanoic acid

Molecular Weight

256.42

Molecular Formula

C16H32O2

Canonical SMILES

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O

InChI

InChI=1S/C16H32O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16(17)18/h2-15H2,1H3,(H,17,18)

InChI Key

IPCSVZSSVZVIGE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Boiling Point

351.5 °C

Melting Point

61-62.5 °C(lit.)

Flash Point

>230 °F

Purity

95%

Density

0.852 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

Solubility

Soluble in hot alcohol, ether

Appearance

Solid

Application

Creams, cream rinses, shampoos and conditioners, soaps, and many other basic cosmetic preparations.

Storage

Room temperature

Color/Form

White crystalline scales;White crystalline needles;Needles from alcohol;Hard, white, or faintly yellowish, somewhat glossy crystalline solid, or as a white yellowish powder

Complexity

178

Composition

Palmitic acid

Covalently-Bonded Unit Count

EC Number

200-312-9;266-926-4

Exact Mass

256.240230259

Features And Benefits

Acts as viscosity builder, emollient and co-emulsifier Acts also as superfatting agent and opacifier Widely used to improve emollience and thickness of emulsions

Formal Charge

Heat of Vaporization

96.28 kJ/mole at 200 °C

Heavy Atom Count

ICSC Number

0530

Log P

5.55230

MDL Number

MFCD00002747

MeSH Entry Terms

Acid, Hexadecanoic;Acid, Palmitic;Calcium Palmitate;Hexadecanoic Acid;Palmitate, Calcium;Palmitate, Sodium;Palmitic Acid;Sodium Palmitate