1-Pentadecanol

1-Pentadecanol
Structural diagram of 1-pentadecanol
Space-filling model of 1-pentadecanol
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Pentadecan-1-ol
Other names
Pentadecyl alcohol,[1] n-pentadecanol[2]
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.010.099 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 211-107-9
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C15H32O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16/h16H,2-15H2,1H3
    Key: REIUXOLGHVXAEO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO
Properties
C15H32O
Molar mass 228.420 g·mol−1
Appearance White solid
Density 0.842 kg/L at 40 °C[3]
Melting point 41–44 °C (106–111 °F; 314–317 K)[1]
Boiling point 269–271 °C (516–520 °F; 542–544 K)[1]
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation markGHS09: Environmental hazard
Warning
H315, H319, H410, H411
P264, P273, P280, P302+P352, P305+P351+P338, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P391, P501
Flash point 112 °C (234 °F; 385 K) closed cup
Safety data sheet (SDS) [4]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

1-Pentadecanol is an organic chemical compound classified as an alcohol. At room temperature, it is a white, flaky solid.[1] It is a saturated long-chain fatty alcohol consisting of a pentadecane chain with a hydroxy group as substituent on one end. It is an achiral molecule (meaning that it has no mirror-image isomers).[5]

Like other long-chain primary alcohols, it is used as an ingredient in industrial chemicals, lubricating oils, and consumer products such as lotions and creams. Additionally, it can be used as a feedstock for processes that use ethoxylation (adding ethylene oxide) and sulfation (adding a sulfo group) reactions to produce surfactants (primarily detergents).[6]

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