Palmitoleyl alcohol

Structural formula
General
Surname	Palmitoleyl alcohol
other names	cis -9-hexadecenol
Molecular formula	C 16 H 32 O
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 10378-01-5 EC number 233-831-4 ECHA InfoCard 100.030.744 PubChem 5367661 Wikidata Q27145425
properties
Molar mass	240.42 g mol −1
Physical state	liquid
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances no GHS pictograms H and P phrases H: no H-phrases P: no P-phrases
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Palmitoleyl alcohol is a chemical compound from the group of unsaturated fatty alcohols . It is an alkenol with 16 carbon atoms and a cis -configured double bond at position C-9. The corresponding alcohol with the trans configuration is palmitelaidyl alcohol .

Occurrence

Palmitoleyl alcohol occurs in the form of its acetate as an insect pheromone.

Extraction and presentation

Palmitoleyl alcohol can be obtained by high pressure hydrogenation of methyl palmitoate .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} data sheet Palmitoleyl alcohol, ≥98% (capillary GC) from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on May 21, 2015 ( PDF ).
2. ↑ Martin Jacobson: Insect Sex Pheromones . Elsevier, 2012, ISBN 978-0-323-15241-9 , pp. 218 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
3. ↑ Entry on palmitoleyl alcohol. In: Römpp Online . Georg Thieme Verlag, accessed on May 26, 2015.