Cetyl palmitate

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Cetyl palmitate

Identifiers
CAS number	540-10-3^Y
ChemSpider	10427^Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:75584^N
ChEMBL	CHEMBL2106073^N
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
Melting point	54°C^[1]
N (verify) (what is: Y/N?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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.^[2]

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

↑ http://www.sciencelab.com/msds.php?msdsId=9923365
↑ Wilhelm Riemenschneider and Hermann M. Bolt "Esters, Organic" Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 2005, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. doi:10.1002/14356007.a09_565.pub2

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