CHEBI:45296 - hexadecane

ChEBI IDCHEBI:45296
ChEBI Namehexadecane
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DefinitionA straight-chain alkane with 16 carbon atoms. It is a component of essential oil isolated from long pepper.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:32910, CHEBI:45292
Last Modified28 September 2023
SubmitterKirill Degtyarenko
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FormulaC16H34
Net Charge0
Average Mass226.448
Monoisotopic Mass226.26605
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
InChIInChI=1S/C16H34/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-16H2,1-2H3
InChIKeyDCAYPVUWAIABOU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Gallus gallus (ncbitaxon:9031) - PubMed (27439360)
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
Biological Roles:
plant metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
volatile oil component  Any plant metabolite that is found naturally as a component of a volatile oil.
Application:
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
hexadecane (CHEBI:45296) has role non-polar solvent (CHEBI:48355)
hexadecane (CHEBI:45296) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
hexadecane (CHEBI:45296) has role volatile oil component (CHEBI:27311)
hexadecane (CHEBI:45296) is a long-chain alkane (CHEBI:83563)
Incoming Relation(s)
1,1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6-tridecafluorohexadecane (CHEBI:39042) has parent hydride hexadecane (CHEBI:45296)
1,16-hexadecanediol (CHEBI:195244) has parent hydride hexadecane (CHEBI:45296)
1,2-hexadecanediol (CHEBI:75586) has parent hydride hexadecane (CHEBI:45296)
hexadecanol (CHEBI:197387) has parent hydride hexadecane (CHEBI:45296)
palmityl group (CHEBI:25842) is substituent group from hexadecane (CHEBI:45296)
IUPAC Name 
hexadecane
Synonyms  Source
n-hexadecaneChemIDplus
n-cetaneNIST Chemistry WebBook
cetaneNIST Chemistry WebBook
HexadekanChEBI
ZetanChEBI
CetanChEBI
UniProt Name  Source
hexadecaneUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
R16PDBeChem
HMDB0033792HMDB
HexadecaneWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
Gmelin:103739Gmelin
Beilstein:1736592Beilstein
Reaxys:1736592Reaxys
CAS:544-76-3ChemIDplus
CAS:544-76-3NIST Chemistry WebBook
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