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CHEBI:23871 - dodecyl palmitate

ChEBI IDCHEBI:23871
ChEBI Namedodecyl palmitate
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DefinitionA palmitate ester resulting from the formal condensation of palmitic acid with dodecan-1-ol. It is A wax ester synthesised by retinal pigment epithelial membranes.
Last Modified8 August 2025
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FormulaC28H56O2
Net Charge0
Average Mass424.754
Monoisotopic Mass424.42803
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCCCCCCCCCCCC
InChIInChI=1S/C28H56O2/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-16-17-18-20-22-24-26-28(29)30-27-25-23-21-19-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-27H2,1-2H3
InChIKeyGULIJHQUYGTWSO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Roles Classification
Biological Role:
metabolite  Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
dodecyl palmitate (CHEBI:23871) has functional parent dodecan-1-ol (CHEBI:28878)
dodecyl palmitate (CHEBI:23871) has role metabolite (CHEBI:25212)
dodecyl palmitate (CHEBI:23871) is a hexadecanoate ester (CHEBI:25835)
dodecyl palmitate (CHEBI:23871) is a wax ester (CHEBI:10036)
IUPAC Name 
dodecyl palmitate
Synonyms  Source
hexadecanoic acid, dodecyl esterChemIDplus
lauryl palmitateChemIDplus
palmitic acid dodecyl esterChEBI
hexadecanoic acid dodecyl esterChEBI
palmitic acid, dodecyl esterChEBI
n-dodecyl palmitateChEBI
UniProt Name  Source
dodecyl hexadecanoateUniProt
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1714762Reaxys
CAS:42232-29-1ChemIDplus
CAS:42232-29-1NIST Chemistry WebBook
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