Palmitic acid
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Description
A white crystalline waxy material. Palmitic acid is a saturated fatty acid that occurs naturally in many animal fats and vegetable oils. It is found in oil linseed oil, oil palm oil, wax Japan wax, and vegetable tallow.
Synonyms and Related Terms
hexadecanoic acid; hexadecylic acid; cetylic acid; 1-pentadecanecarboxylic acid
Other Properties
Insoluble in water. Slightly soluble in alcohol, ligroin.
Soluble in hot alcohol, ether, propyl alcohol, chloroform.
| Composition | C15H31COOH |
|---|---|
| CAS | 57-10-3 |
| Melting Point | 63-64 |
| Density | 0.853 |
| Molecular Weight | mol. wt.=256.42 |
| Boiling Point | 215 |
Hazards and Safety
International Chemical Safety Card
Authority
- G.S.Brady, G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 572
- The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: p. 6860
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998