Ethyl palmitate is an organic compound with the chemical formula C18H36O2. It is a colorless solid with a wax-like odor. Chemically, ethyl palmitate is the ethyl ester of palmitic acid.
Ethyl hexadecanoate is produced in aged whiskey, and is sometimes removed from the final product via chill filtering.[1] Ethyl palmitate is used as a hair- and skin-conditioning agent.