hexadecane
Also known as cetane
Hexadecane (also called cetane) is an alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C16H34. Hexadecane consists of a chain of 16 carbon atoms, with three hydrogen atoms bonded to the two end carbon atoms, and two hydrogens bonded to each of the 14 other carbon atoms. Isohexadecane is a branch chained isomer of hexadecane.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C16H34
- Molecular weight
- 226.44 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- hexadecane
- SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
- InChIKey
- DCAYPVUWAIABOU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 8.3
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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- Cetane number
- Hexadecyl radical
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Hexadecane (also called cetane) is an alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C16H34. Hexadecane consists of a chain of 16 carbon atoms, with three hydrogen atoms bonded to the two end carbon atoms, and two hydrogens bonded to each of the 14 other carbon atoms. Isohexadecane is a branch chained isomer of hexadecane.
==Cetane number==