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octadecanoate ester

CHEBI:CHEBI_75925

Definition

A fatty acid ester obtained by condensation of the carboxy group of stearic acid with the hydroxy group of any alcohol or phenol.

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C18H35O2R
Molecular Mass
283.26371
Charge
0
SMILES
C(CCCCCCCCCC)CCCCCCC(=O)O*

Alternative Names

  • alkyl octadecanoate
  • octadecanoate ester
  • octadecanoic acid ester
  • stearate ester
  • stearic acid ester

Drug Classification

Important Medical Information

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Additional Identifiers

core#notation
CHEBI:75925

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Additional Attributes

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chebi_ontology
oboInOwl#id
CHEBI:75925
core#notation
CHEBI:75925
oboInOwl#inSubset
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/chebi#3_STAR
chebi#has_functional_parent
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_28842
22-rdf-syntax-ns#type
http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
owl#annotatedSource
t286897