不溶于水，溶于醇、醚等大多数有机溶剂。 用于生产表面活性剂，还用于制杀菌剂、去污剂等。表面活性剂的中间体，还用于杀菌剂；去污剂等的生产。 1-Bromohexadecane has been used: ·in the preparation of soluble carbon nano-onions by covalent functionalization with hexadecyl chains ·as extraction solvent in determination of endocrine-disrupting phenols (EDPs) in water samples by ultrasound-assisted emulsification microextraction (MS-USAEME) method ·in the preparation of [2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl]dimethylhexadecylammonium bromide monomer, required for the synthesis of novel methacrylate based adsorbents ·in the synthesis of surfactant, N-hexadecyl ethylenediamine triacetic acid (HED3A)