Compound
hexadecyl (9Z)-hexadecenoate
A wax ester obtained by the formal condensation of hexadecan-1-ol with palmitoleic acid.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:75629), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
CHEBI:75629ChEBI
Structure
No three-dimensional record for this entry.
- Class
- Organic compound
- Formula
- C32H62O2
- Mass
- 478.846 g/mol
- Charge
- 0
- InChIKey
- YEHRXIRYXGNEDS-PEZBUJJGSA-N
- SMILES
- CCCCCC/C=CCCCCCCCC(=O)OCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
- Look it up
- ChEBIBy InChIKey
Identity from ChEBI. Not evidence.
What the reference databases state
Chemical structure
- hexadecyl (9Z)-hexadecenoate has the functional parent hexadecan-1-olCompoundChEBI CHEBI:75629Inferred only
Reactions
1 reaction
hexadecan-1-ol+(9Z)-hexadecenoyl-CoAhexadecyl (9Z)-hexadecenoate+coenzyme A(4-)
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalanced
Rhea RHEA:38247CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
9 names
Resolves to: hexadecyl (9Z)-hexadecenoate
- Also called
- 1-O-hexadecyl (9Z)-hexadecenoatehexadecan-1-ol (9Z)-hexadecenoate esterhexadecanyl 9Z-hexadecenoatehexadecyl 9Z-hexadecenoatePalmityl palmitoleateWE 16:0/16:1(9Z)WE 32:1WE(16:0/16:1(9Z))
- Systematic name
- hexadecyl (9Z)-hexadec-9-enoate