CAS 544-63-8 Myristic Acid - Materials / Alfa Chemistry

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Myristic Acid

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Catalog Number

ACM544638-2

CAS Number

544-63-8

Product Name

Myristic Acid

Structure

Category

Pressure & Heat Sensitive Recording Materials; Solubility Enhancing Reagents; Heat & Pressure Sensitive Dyes; Polymers

Synonyms

N-Tetradecoic acid

Description

Also called tetradecanoic acid, myristic acid is a fractionated saturated fatty acid that occurs naturally in certain fats and oils including nutmeg butter, coconut oil, and palm oil. Nutmeg, palm oil and coconut oil contain high levels of myristic acid. It is widely used as raw material in the production of emulsifiers, anionic & nonionic surfactants, ester & flavors. Saponification value 243-249.

IUPAC Name

Tetradecanoic acid

Molecular Weight

228.37

Molecular Formula

C14H28O2

Canonical SMILES

CCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O

InChI

InChI=1S/C14H28O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14(15)16/h2-13H2,1H3,(H,15,16)

InChI Key

TUNFSRHWOTWDNC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Boiling Point

250 °C/100 mmHg(lit.)

Melting Point

52-54 °C(lit.)

Flash Point

>230 °F

Purity

99%

Density

0.862 g/cm³

Solubility

Practically insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol, chloroform, ether

Appearance

Solid

Application

All kinds of personal care products including soaps, cleansing creams, lotions, hair conditioners, shaving products.

Storage

Room temperature

Color/Form

Oily, white, crystalline solid;Crystals from methanol;Leaflets from ethyl ether

Complexity

155

Composition

Myristic acid

Covalently-Bonded Unit Count

EC Number

250-924-5;208-875-2

Exact Mass

228.208930132

Features And Benefits

Used primarily as a surfactant, cleansing and thickening agentHas good emulsifying and opacifying properties Provides some thickening effects

Formal Charge

Heavy Atom Count

Log P

6.11 (LogP);6.11;log Kow = 6.11;6.11

MeSH Entry Terms

Acid, Myristic;Acid, Tetradecanoic;Myristate;Myristic Acid;Tetradecanoic Acid

Monoisotopic Mass

228.208930132

NSC Number

5028

Odor

The odor should be faint with no rancidity.

Other Experimental

Neutralization value: 245.68;Heat of fusion = 44.8 kJ/mol; specific heat = 1.60 J/g (for the solid);Henry's Law constant = 4.95X10-7 atm-cu m/mol at 25 °C (est);Hydroxyl radical reaction rate constant = 1.68X10-11 cu-cm/molec sec at 25 °C (est)

Refractive Index

Index of refraction: 1.4723 at 70 °C/D;1.432 - 1.437

Rotatable Bond Count

Topological Polar Surface Area

37.3 Å²

UNII

0I3V7S25AW

Vapor Pressure

1 mm Hg at 288 °F ; 5 mm Hg at 345° F; 760 mm Hg at 604° F (NTP, 1992);1.40e-06 mmHg;1.40X10-6 mm Hg at 25 °C

Viscosity

5.83 mPa sec at 70 °C

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