Compound Identification
SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC=O
InChIKey
InChIKey=NIOYUNMRJMEDGI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Formula
C16H32O
Mass
240.431
Taxonomic Classification
Taxonomy Tree
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Kingdom
Organic compounds
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Superclass
Lipids and lipid-like molecules
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Class
Fatty Acyls
- Subclass Fatty aldehydes
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Class
Fatty Acyls
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Superclass
Lipids and lipid-like molecules
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