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Properties of substance:

pentadecanoic acid

Group of substances:

organic

Physical appearance:

plate-like crystals

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

C15H30O2

Structural formula as text:

CH3(CH2)13COOH

Molar/atomic mass: 242.398

Melting point (°C):

52.5

Boiling point (°C):

339.1

Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

acetic acid: 8.8 (20°C) [Ref.]
acetone: 13.8 (20°C) [Ref.]
benzene: 36.1 (20°C) [Ref.]
chloroform: 38.2 (20°C) [Ref.]
diethyl ether: soluble [Ref.]
ethanol: 3.9 (0°C) [Ref.]
ethanol: 19.7 (20°C) [Ref.]
ethanol: 291 (40°C) [Ref.]
water: 0.0012 (20°C) [Ref.]
water: 0.002 (60°C) [Ref.]

Vapour pressure (Torr):

1 (157.8°C)
16 (212°C)
100 (257°C)

References:

  1. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. - 90ed. - CRC Press, 2010. - pp. 8-113
  2. Маркман А.Л. Химия липидов. - Вып. 1: Жирные кислоты. - Ташкент: Издательство АН Узбекской ССР, 1963. - pp. 16 [Russian]
  3. Свойства органических соединений: Справочник. - Под ред. Потехина А.А. - Л.: Химия, 1984. - pp. 262-263 [Russian]
  4. Справочник химика. - Т. 2. - Л.-М.: Химия, 1964. - pp. 860-861 [Russian]

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