Introduction
Name: (10E,12Z)-10,12-hexadecadien-1-ol
* IUPAC
CAS Number: 1002-94-4
Molar Mass: 238.4088 g
Mass Percent: C 80.605 %; H 12.683 %; O 6.7109 %
Isomers: cis-11-hexadecenal • bombykol
Classification
• organic
Uses/Function
• "[is] the sex pheremone of the silkworm." 1
Bonding
For More Information
Sources
(1) - Brown, William H. and Foote, Christopher S. Organic Chemistry 2nd ed.; Saunders College Publishing: Orlando, FL, 1998; p 169.