I-Methyl Palmitate (C16H32O2) iwuketshezi olungenambala ukuya kokuphuzi okuphaphathekile olunephunga elipholile nelimnandi.Njengekhemikhali esebenza ngezinto eziningi, isetshenziswa kabanzi embonini yezemithi, yezimonyo, yokugcoba kanye neyezolimo.I-compound isetshenziswa kakhulu njengendawo ephakathi ekuhlanganiseni amakha, amakha nemithi.Ukwengeza, ukuncibilika kwayo okuhle kakhulu kuzincibilikisi zemvelo ezinhlobonhlobo kuyenza ibe isithako esifanelekile semikhiqizo yokunakekela yomuntu siqu efana nokhilimu, izinto zokugcoba nezinsipho.