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2-Methylhexadecane
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2-Methylhexadecane.svg 300px 2-Methylhexadecane 1560-92-5 183297 680-567-4 15266 0UAR331X65 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(C)C 1S/C17H36/c1-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17(2)3/h17H,4-16H2,1-3H3 FNWWOHKUXFTKGN-UHFFFAOYSA-N 14531
17 36 InsolublePubChem 2-Methylhexadecane https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/15266 2026-01-15 pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov en
2-Methylhexadecane is an alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C17H36.
Occurrence
2-Methylhexadecane has been reported in several plants including Capsicum annuum, Panax ginseng, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides, and Astilbe chinensis.
It has been identified as a metabolite of cyanobacteria such as Microcoleus vaginatus.Dembitsky V. M. Dor I. Shkrob I. Aki M. 2001-03-01 Branched Alkanes and Other Apolar Compounds Produced by the Cyanobacterium Microcoleus vaginatusfrom the Negev Desert https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011385220331 Russian Journal of Bioorganic Chemistry en 27 2 110–119 10.1023/A:1011385220331 1573-9163 subscription
References
Category:Alkanes