hexadecane

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q150843
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hexadecane

Summary

hexadecane is a type of chemical entity[1]. hexadecane ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • hexadecane's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • hexadecane's chemical structure is recorded as Hexadecane.svg[4].
  • hexadecane's chemical structure is recorded as Hexadecane 2.svg[5].
  • hexadecane's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 544-76-3[6].
  • hexadecane's EC number is recorded as 208-878-9[7].
  • hexadecane's canonical SMILES is recorded as CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC[8].
  • hexadecane's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C16H34/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-16H2,1-2H3[9].
  • hexadecane's InChIKey is recorded as DCAYPVUWAIABOU-UHFFFAOYSA-N[10].
  • hexadecane's chemical formula is recorded as C₁₆H₃₄[11].
  • hexadecane's subclass of is recorded as biogenic aliphatic hydrocarbon[12].
  • hexadecane's subclass of is recorded as alkane[13].
  • hexadecane's Commons category is recorded as Hexadecane[14].
  • hexadecane's has part is recorded as carbon[15].
  • hexadecane's has part is recorded as hydrogen[16].
  • hexadecane's ChEMBL ID is recorded as CHEMBL134994[17].
  • hexadecane's PDB structure ID is recorded as 1Z5L[18].
  • hexadecane's PDB structure ID is recorded as 4Y9H[19].
  • hexadecane's PDB structure ID is recorded as 2ZYH[20].
  • hexadecane's PDB structure ID is recorded as 5AX0[21].
  • hexadecane's PDB structure ID is recorded as 5AX1[22].
  • hexadecane's PDB structure ID is recorded as 3HAS[23].
  • hexadecane's PDB structure ID is recorded as 3HAP[24].
  • hexadecane's PDB structure ID is recorded as 3HAQ[25].
  • hexadecane's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0405r5[26].
  • hexadecane's UNII is recorded as F8Z00SHP6Q[27].

Why It Matters

hexadecane ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month).[2] hexadecane has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] hexadecane is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . commonchemistry.cas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). hexadecane. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/hexadecane
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_hexadecane_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{hexadecane}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/hexadecane}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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