Catalog Number
ACM544638-1
Product Name
Myristic Acid, Reagent
Category
Pressure & Heat Sensitive Recording Materials
Description
Tetradecanoic acid is an oily white crystalline solid. (NTP, 1992);DryPowder; Liquid; OtherSolid; OtherSolid, Liquid; PelletsLargeCrystals;Solid;Solid;colourless to pale yellow, odourless liquid;hard, white, or faintly yellowish, somewhat glossy, crystalline solid
IUPAC Name
tetradecanoic acid
Molecular Weight
228.37g/mol
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
482.9 °F at 100 mm Hg (NTP, 1992);326.2 °C;326.2 °C
Melting Point
129 °F (NTP, 1992);53.9 °C;Mp 54 °;53.9 °C;53.9°C
Flash Point
greater than 235 °F (NTP, 1992)
Density
0.8622 at 129 °F (NTP, 1992);0.8622 at 54 °C/4 °C;0.847 - 0.855
Solubility
less than 1 mg/mL at 64° F (NTP, 1992);4.68e-06 M;0.00107 mg/mL at 25 °C;Sol in absolute alcohol, methanol, ether, petroleum ether, benzene, chloroform;Slightly soluble in ethyl ether; soluble in ethanol, acetone, chloroform, methanol; very soluble in benzene;In water, 22 mg/L at 30 °C;0.00107 mg/mL;insoluble in water and glycerol; soluble in alcohol;practically insoluble in water; soluble in alcohol, chloroform, ether
Color/Form
Oily, white, crystalline solid;Crystals from methanol;Leaflets from ethyl ether
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count
1
EC Number
250-924-5;208-875-2
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
228.20893g/mol
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
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