The molecule is a bromo fatty acid that is hexadecanoic (palmitic) acid carrying a single bromo substituent at position 2. It has a role as a fatty acid oxidation inhibitor. It is a bromo fatty acid, a straight-chain fatty acid, a long-chain fatty acid and a 2-bromocarboxylic acid. It derives from a hexadecanoic acid.
2-bromohexadecanoic acid