
1-Hexadecanol
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1-Hexadecanol (Cetyl Alcohol) is a long chain fatty alcohol. It is a long chain fatty alcohol and it is also called palmityl alcohol, discovered by the chemist Michel Chevreul in France in 1817. The name describes the structure of the molecule: Cetyl is derived from the Latin "cetus", meaning whale. Cetyl alcohol was originally isolated from whale...