Structure Information
Structure

Compound Identification

SMILES

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC=O

InChIKey

InChIKey=NIOYUNMRJMEDGI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Formula

C16H32O

Mass

240.431

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Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomy Tree

Kingdom

Organic compounds

Superclass

Lipids and lipid-like molecules

Class

Fatty Acyls

Subclass

Fatty aldehydes

Intermediate Tree Nodes

Not available

Direct Parent

Fatty aldehydes

Alternative Parents

Molecular Framework

Aliphatic acyclic compounds

Substituents

Fatty aldehyde - Alpha-hydrogen aldehyde - Organic oxygen compound - Organic oxide - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organooxygen compound - Carbonyl group - Aldehyde - Aliphatic acyclic compound

Description

This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as fatty aldehydes. These are long chain aldehydes with a chain of at least 12 carbon atoms.

External Descriptors

CHEBI:17600 : long-chain fatty aldehyde - 2,3-saturated fatty aldehyde
LIPIDMAPS (LMFA06000088) : Fatty aldehydes
META CYC (PALMITALDEHYDE) : a small molecule

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