The molecule is a wax ester resulting from the formal condensation of both the hydroxy groups of hexadecane-1,2-diol with two molecules of palmitic acid. It is a hexadecanoate ester and a wax ester. It derives from a hexadecanoic acid and a 1,2-hexadecanediol.
2-hexadecanoyloxyhexadecyl hexadecanoate