Molecule ID: 117384

IUPAC Name: 2-methylhexadecanoic acid

Description: The molecule is a methyl-branched fatty acid that is hexadecanoic (palmitic) acid bearing a methyl substituent at position 2. It is a branched-chain saturated fatty acid, a long-chain fatty acid and a methyl-branched fatty acid. It derives from a hexadecanoic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 2-methylhexadecanoate.

SMILES: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(C)C(=O)O

SELFIES: [C][C][C][C][C][C][C][C][C][C][C][C][C][C][C][Branch1][C][C][C][=Branch1][C][=O][O]

InChI: InChI=1S/C17H34O2/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16(2)17(18)19/h16H,3-15H2,1-2H3,(H,18,19)

Molecular Properties:
- Polar Surface Area: 37.3 Ų
- LogP: 7.8