2,6,10,14-Tetramethylhexadecane (CED0009886)

Record Information

Version

1.0

Creation Date

2026-04-04 18:57:44 UTC

Update Date

2026-08-20 07:07:56 UTC

Accession Number

CHEM078466

Identification

Common Name

2,6,10,14-Tetramethylhexadecane

Class

Small Molecule

Description

2,6,10,14-Tetramethylhexadecane is an organic compound with the chemical formula C20H42 and an average molecular weight of 282.56 g/mol. 2,6,10,14-Tetramethylhexadecane belongs to the diterpenoids, a subclass of prenol lipids within the organic compounds. This compound is found in or released from four recorded sources, including indoor air via air, dust, and atmospheric transport, as well as food contact materials. It is also associated with antennas in electrical and electronic equipment and perfumes within detergents and soaps in household cleaning and consumer products. Recorded exposure routes for this substance include oral, inhalation, and touch.

Contaminant Type

Not Available

Chemical Structure

MOL SDF PDB SMILES InChI

Synonyms

Not Available

Chemical Formula

C₂₀H₄₂

Average Molecular Mass

282.556 g/mol

Monoisotopic Mass

282.329 g/mol

CAS Registry Number

638-36-8

IUPAC Name

Not Available

Traditional Name

Not Available

SMILES

CCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)C

InChI Identifier

InChI=1/C20H42/c1-7-18(4)12-9-14-20(6)16-10-15-19(5)13-8-11-17(2)3/h17-20H,7-16H2,1-6H3

InChI Key

GGYKPYDKXLHNTI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Chemical Taxonomy

Classification

Not classified

Biological Properties

Status

Detected and Not Quantified

Origin

Not Available

Cellular Locations

Not Available

Biofluid Locations

Not Available

Tissue Locations

Not Available

Applications

Not Available

Biological Roles

Not Available

Chemical Roles

Not Available

Organoleptic Effects

Not Available

Physical Properties

State

Not Available

Appearance

Not Available

Experimental Properties

Property	Value
Melting Point	Not Available
Boiling Point	Not Available
Solubility	Not Available

Predicted Properties

Not Available

Spectra

Not Available

Toxicity Profile

Mechanism of Toxicity

Not Available

Carcinogenicity (IARC Classification)

Not Available

Minimum Risk Level

Not Available

Symptoms

Not Available

Treatment

Not Available

Toxicity Values

Toxicity Value	Unit	Value Range	Organism	Dose Descriptor	Route of Exposure	Predicted or Experimental	Reference
448.0	Log mg/kg	[250:800]	Rat	LD50	oral	predicted	Not Available

Health Effects

Health Effect	Relationship	Direction	Reference

Exposure Sources

Source ID	Source	Sector	Reference
19	Indoor air	Air, dust & atmospheric transport	Not Available
494	Food contact materials	Food, food processing & cookware	Not Available
506	Antennas	Electrical & Electronic Equipment	Not Available
561	Perfumes Within Detergents And Soaps	Household cleaning & consumer products	Not Available
580	Manufacture Preparation Of Tobacco Products	Industrial manufacturing & chemical processing	Not Available
604	Pest Attractants	Agriculture & land management	Not Available
606	Plant Growth Regulators	Agriculture & land management	Not Available
609	Aftershave	Personal care & cosmetics	Not Available
610	Aftersun Products	Personal care & cosmetics	Not Available
614	Essential Oils Or Perfumes	Personal care & cosmetics	Not Available
615	Eye Makeup Products	Personal care & cosmetics	Not Available
616	Face Mask Cosmetics	Personal care & cosmetics	Not Available
617	Lip Care Products	Personal care & cosmetics	Not Available
618	Lip Makeup Products	Personal care & cosmetics	Not Available
630	Toys	Recreation & sports surfaces	Not Available
642	Footwear	Textiles, leather & furnishings	Not Available

Pathways

0 pathways

No pathways found

No metabolic pathways have been associated with this synthetic chemical

Targets

Structure	Protein	UniProt ID	Organism	Relationship	Details
Click to view 3D structure	HTH-type quorum-sensing regulator RhlR	P54292	Pseudomonas aeruginosa (strain ATCC 15692 / PAO1 / 1C / PRS 101 / LMG12228)	Predicted (SEA)	20.2408
Click to view 3D structure	S-methylmethionine--homocysteine S-methyltransferase BHMT2	Q9H2M3	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	13.1565
Click to view 3D structure	CAI-1 autoinducer sensor kinase/phosphatase CqsS	Q9KM66	Vibrio cholerae serotype O1 (strain ATCC 39315 / El Tor Inaba N16961)	Predicted (SEA)	56.285
Click to view 3D structure	PH domain leucine-rich repeat-containing protein phosphatase 1	O60346	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	11.5995
Click to view 3D structure	Leucine aminopeptidase	Q29571	Sus scrofa	Predicted (SEA)	2.95827
Click to view 3D structure	Hydrolase, alpha/beta hydrolase fold family	O69638	Mycobacterium tuberculosis	Predicted (SEA)	308.439
Click to view 3D structure	3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/Delta 5-->4-isomerase	P9WQP7	Mycobacterium tuberculosis	Predicted (SEA)	48.5001
Click to view 3D structure	Aminopeptidase N	P15145	Sus scrofa	Predicted (SEA)	1986.09
Click to view 3D structure	UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-tripeptide--D-alanyl-D-alanine ligase	Q5HMD9	Staphylococcus epidermidis (strain ATCC 35984 / RP62A)	Predicted (SEA)	90.1494
Click to view 3D structure	Nuclear receptor ROR-gamma	P51449	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	6154.99
Click to view 3D structure	Alpha-tocopherol transfer protein	P49638	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	13.4679
Click to view 3D structure	Sigma non-opioid intracellular receptor 1	Q99720	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	7640.2
Click to view 3D structure	Cannabinoid receptor 1	P47746	Mus musculus	Predicted (SEA)	4001.68
Click to view 3D structure	Non-lysosomal glucosylceramidase	Q69ZF3	Mus musculus	Predicted (SEA)	57.1413
Click to view 3D structure	M-phase inducer phosphatase 1	P30304	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	2268.84
Click to view 3D structure	Aminopeptidase N	P15144	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	3577.33
Click to view 3D structure	Calpain-1 catalytic subunit	P07384	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	4789.21
Click to view 3D structure	Glutamate--cysteine ligase catalytic subunit	P48506	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	61.8123
Click to view 3D structure	Non-lysosomal glucosylceramidase	Q9HCG7	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	505.709
Click to view 3D structure	Phospholipase B	Q9P8P2	Cryptococcus neoformans	Predicted (SEA)	47.8773
Click to view 3D structure	Cycloeucalenol cycloisomerase	B6TK44	Zea mays	Predicted (SEA)	125.804
Click to view 3D structure	Sterol-8,7-isomerase	Q2TU57	Zea mays	Predicted (SEA)	65.0819
Click to view 3D structure	Nuclear receptor ROR-alpha	P35398	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	6101.98
Click to view 3D structure	Cannabinoid receptor 2	P47936	Mus musculus	Predicted (SEA)	5330.57
Click to view 3D structure	Procathepsin L	P07711	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	7457.49