Cetyl palmitate

Cetyl palmitate
Identifiers
CAS number	540-10-3 Y
ChemSpider	10427 Y
InChI InChI=1S/C32H64O2/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-19-21-23-25-27-29-31-34-32(33)30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-31H2,1-2H3 Y Key: PXDJXZJSCPSGGI-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
Properties
Molecular formula	C32H64O2
Appearance	colourless wax
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Infobox references

Cetyl palmitate is the ester derived from palmitic acid and cetyl alcohol. It is the primary constituent of spermaceti, the wax found in the skull of sperm whales.^[1]

Stony corals, which build the coral reefs, evolved with large amounts of cetyl palmitate wax in their tissues. Most predators find this wax indigestible.

References

1. ^ Wilhelm Riemenschneider1 and Hermann M. Bolt "Esters, Organic" Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 2005, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. doi:10.1002/14356007.a09_565.pub2

This article about an organic compound is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Carboxylate anions Waxes Palmitates Organic compound stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР Cetyl myristoleate Cetyń Look at other dictionaries: cetyl palmitate — [NF] esters of cetyl alcohol and saturated high molecular weight fatty acids, principally palmitic acid; used as an emulsifying and stiffening agent …   Medical dictionary Cetyl alcohol — Cetyl alcohol[1] …   Wikipedia cetyl alcohol — /seet l/ a white, crystalline, water insoluble solid, C16H34O, used chiefly as an emollient in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Also, cetylic alcohol /si til ik/. Also called ethal. [1870 75; CET + YL (so called because some of its compounds are… …   Universalium cetyl — The univalent radical C16H33 of c. alcohol. c. alcohol the 16 carbon alcohol corresponding to palmitic acid, so called because it is isolated from among the hydrolysis products of spermaceti; it is used as an emulsifying aid and in the… …   Medical dictionary cetyl alcohol — noun : a waxy crystalline solid alcohol C16H33OH found in the form of palmitate in spermaceti and used in pharmaceutical and cosmetic preparations (as creams and lotions) and in making detergents called also 1 hexadecanol …   Useful english dictionary colfosceril palmitate — col·fos·ce·ril pal·mi·tate (kol fosґə ril) a synthetic pulmonary surfactant used, in combination with cetyl alcohol and tyloxapol, in the prophylaxis and treatment of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome; instilled into the endotracheal… …   Medical dictionary Wax — For other uses, see Wax (disambiguation). Cetyl palmitate, a typical wax ester …   Wikipedia cetin — ˈsētən noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary cet + in; originally formed as French cétine : a crystalline fat C32H64O2 constituting the chief component of spermaceti : cetyl palmitate * * * /seet n/, n. Biochem. a white,… …   Useful english dictionary Spermaceti — (from Greek sperma , seed, and cetus , whale) is a wax present in the head cavities of the sperm whale ( Physeter macrocephalus ). Spermaceti is extracted from whale oil by crystallisation at 6 °C, when treated by pressure and a chemical solution …   Wikipedia cetin — /seet n/, n. Biochem. a white, crystalline, water insoluble fat, C32H64O2, obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture… …   Universalium 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”