1,2-O-Dihexadecyl-rac-glycerol

1,2-O-Dihexadecyl-rac-glycerol is a saturated dialkyl glyceryl ether with hexadecyl groups at the sn-1 and sn-2 positions, which mimics the structure of diacylglycerol. It has been incorporated into model lipid bilayers in order to explore the composition and function of biological membranes.Formal Name: 2,3-bis(hexadecyloxy)-1-propanol. CAS Number: 13071-60-8. Molecular Formula: C35H72O3. Formula Weight: 541.0. Purity: >98%. Formulation: (Request formulation change), A crystalline solid. Solubility: DMF: 20 mg/ml, DMSO: 5 mg/ml, Ethanol: 30 mg/ml, PBS (pH 7.2): 0.25 mg/ml. SMILES: OCC(OCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC)COCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC. InChi Code: InChI=1S/C35H72O3/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-19-21-23-25-27-29-31-37-34-35(33-36)38-32-30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h35-36H,3-34H2,1-2H3. InChi Key: YQDJMFFVPVZWNK-UHFFFAOYSA-N.