Hexadecane

Template:Redirect Template:Chembox Hexadecane (also called cetane) is an alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C₁₆H₃₄. Hexadecane consists of a chain of 16 carbon atoms, with three hydrogen atoms bonded to the two end carbon atoms, and two hydrogens bonded to each of the 14 other carbon atoms. Isohexadecane is a branch chained isomer of hexadecane.<ref>https://b4brands.com/resources/ingredient-directory/isohexadecane/#:~:text=Isohexadecane%20is%20a%20branched%2Dchain,that%20is%20found%20in%20petroleum.</ref>

Cetane numberEdit

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Cetane is often used as a shorthand for cetane number, a measure of the combustion of diesel fuel.<ref name="McKinsey">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Cetane ignites very easily under compression; for this reason, it is assigned a cetane number of 100, and serves as a reference for other fuel mixtures.<ref name="Speight2015">Template:Cite book</ref>

Hexadecyl radicalEdit

Hexadecyl, or cetyl, is an alkyl radical of carbon and hydrogen derived from hexadecane, with formula C₁₆H₃₃ and with mass 225.433,<ref name="csh">Template:Cite news</ref> occurring especially in cetyl alcohol.<ref name="mwh">Template:Cite news</ref> It confers strong hydrophobicity on molecules containing it.<ref name="horvath11">Template:Cite book</ref> Carboplatin modified with hexadecyl and polyethylene glycol has increased liposolubility and PEGylation, proposed to useful in chemotherapy, specifically non-small-cell lung cancer.<ref name="lang21">Template:Cite journal</ref>

Hexadecyl was used from 1982 for radiolabelling,<ref name="pool82">Template:Cite journal</ref> and this continues to be useful,<ref name="kollareth17">Template:Cite journal</ref> for example for radiolabelling exosomes and hydrogels,<ref name="lee17">Template:Cite book</ref> and for positron emission tomography.<ref name="krpat">Template:Cite news</ref>

Hexadecyl platelet-activating factor has profound effects on the lung,<ref name="haroldsen87">Template:Cite journal</ref> and hexadecyl glyceryl ether participates in the biosynthesis of plasmalogens.<ref name="wood70">Template:Cite journal</ref>

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Vapor pressure and liquid density calculation
Technique to determine hexadecane transfer

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