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hexadecanal

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Also known as palmitaldehyde, 1-hexadecanal, n-hexadecanal

Hexadecanal is an organic compound with the chemical formula C16H32O.

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Subclass of
fatty aldehyde
Mass
240.245316
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found in taxon
Murraya paniculata
chemical formula
C₁₆H₃₂O
canonical SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC=O
Commons category
Hexadecanal
subject has role
primary metabolite
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Hexadecanal is an organic compound with the chemical formula C16H32O.

== In biology == Hexadecanal is found in human skin, saliva, and feces. It has a calming effect on mice.

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