Cetyl alcohol
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Cetyl alcohol, also known as hexadecan-1-ol and palmityl alcohol, is a C-16 fatty alcohol with the formula CH₃(CH₂)₁₅OH.
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Cetyl alcohol
- Cetyl alcohol, also known as hexadecan-1-ol and palmityl alcohol, is a C-16 fatty alcohol with the formula CH₃(CH₂)₁₅OH.
- At room temperature, cetyl alcohol takes the form of a waxy white solid or flakes.
- The name cetyl derives from the whale oil from which it was first isolated
