| Melting point |
48-50 °C (lit.) |
| Boiling point |
179-181 °C/10 mmHg (lit.) |
| Density |
0.818 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| bulk density |
410-450kg/m3 |
| vapor density |
8.34 (vs air) |
| vapor pressure |
<0.01 mm Hg ( 43 °C) |
| FEMA |
2554 | 1-HEXADECANOL |
| refractive index |
nD79 1.4283 |
| Flash point |
275 °F |
| storage temp. |
Store below +30°C. |
| solubility |
Soluble in alcohol, chloroform, ether |
| form |
Powder, Flakes or Pellets |
| pka |
15.20±0.10(Predicted) |
| color |
White to off-white |
| Odor |
at 100.00 %. waxy clean greasy floral oily |
| Odor Type |
waxy |
| biological source |
synthetic |
| explosive limit |
8% |
| Water Solubility |
insoluble |
| Merck |
14,2028 |
| JECFA Number |
114 |
| BRN |
1748475 |
| Dielectric constant |
3.6（60℃） |
| Stability |
Stable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, strong acids. |
| Cosmetics Ingredients Functions |
SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
OPACIFYING
SURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTING
FRAGRANCE
EMULSION STABILISING
SURFACTANT - CLEANSING
SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT |
| Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) |
1-Hexadecanol (36653-82-4) |
| InChI |
1S/C16H34O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17/h17H,2-16H2,1H3 |
| InChIKey |
BXWNKGSJHAJOGX-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES |
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO |
| LogP |
6.7 |
| CAS DataBase Reference |
36653-82-4(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| NIST Chemistry Reference |
1-Hexadecanol(36653-82-4) |
| EPA Substance Registry System |
1-Hexadecanol (36653-82-4) |
