Product Name
Sodium palmitate
Category
Heterocyclic Organic Compound
Synonyms
Palmitic acid sodium salt
IUPAC Name
sodium;hexadecanoate
Molecular Formula
C16H31NaO2
Canonical SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)[O-].[Na+]
InChI
InChI=1S/C16H32O2.Na/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16(17)18;/h2-15H2,1H3,(H,17,18);/q;+1/p-1
InChI Key
GGXKEBACDBNFAF-UHFFFAOYSA-M
Color/Form
WHITE CRYSTALS;White to yellow powder
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count
2
Decomposition
When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes.
Exact Mass
278.222175g/mol
Monoisotopic Mass
278.222175g/mol
Other Experimental
INSOL IN WATER, SPARINGLY SOL IN COLD ALC /PALMITIC ACID/;FREELY SOL IN HOT ALC, ETHER, CHLOROFORM /PALMITIC ACID/
Sodium Derivative Of
Palmitate