CAS 638-53-9 Tridecanoic Acid - Materials / Alfa Chemistry

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Tridecanoic Acid

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Catalog Number

ACM638539

CAS Number

638-53-9

Product Name

Tridecanoic Acid

Category

Solubility Enhancing Reagents

Synonyms

N-Tridecanoic Acid

Description

Solid;Solid

IUPAC Name

tridecanoic acid

Molecular Weight

214.34

Molecular Formula

C13H26O2

Canonical SMILES

CCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O

InChI

InChI=1S/C13H26O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13(14)15/h2-12H2,1H3,(H,14,15)

InChI Key

SZHOJFHSIKHZHA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Boiling Point

236 °C

Melting Point

44.5 °C;44.5 °C;44.5°C

Purity

98%

Solubility

1.54e-04 M;0.033 mg/mL at 20 °C;0.033 mg/mL

Appearance

Solid

Application

Tridecanoic acid is an off-white or white crystalline solid with a waxy, woody aroma. It plays a versatile role due to its presence as a metabolite in the aging mouse brain and its applications in various fields. In organic synthesis, it is instrumental in creating compounds such as testosterone tridecanoate. Additionally, tridecanoic acid is employed in wastewater treatment, where it acts as a glycol ester to reduce organic molecules like caproic acid and alkanoic acid. Chemically, it is a 13-carbon straight-chain saturated fatty acid, prevalent in certain dairy products and plants such as nutmeg, muskmelon, black elderberry, and coconut. It serves as a crucial internal standard for lipid analysis in broilers and chinook salmon roe, and is used as a reference in gas chromatography for measuring fatty acids in meat samples.

Storage

Room temperature

Complexity

144

Covalently-Bonded Unit Count

EC Number

211-341-1;268-105-6

Exact Mass

214.19328g/mol

Formal Charge

Heavy Atom Count

Monoisotopic Mass