16-Methylheptadecanoic acid

Names

[ Name ]:
16-Methylheptadecanoic acid

[Synonym ]:
16-methylheptadecenoic acid
16-Methylene-17-hydroxy-19-norpregn-4-ene-3,20-dione acetate
17-Hydroxy-16-methylene-19-norpregn-4-ene-3,20-dione acetate
Elcometrine
Heptadecanoic acid, 16-methyl-
ISOSTEARIC ACID
iso-octadecanoic acid
16-Methyl-heptadecansaeure
16-Methylheptadecanoic acid
16-methyl-heptadecanoic acid
NESTORONE
19-Norpregn-4-ene-3,20-dione,17-hydroxy-16-methylene-,acetate

Biological Activity

[Description]:

Isostearic acid is a unique fatty acid. Isostearic acid is useful in pharmaceutical, personal care, and cosmetic products[1].

[Related Catalog]:

Research Areas >> Others

Signaling Pathways >> Others >> Others

[References]

[1]. Bahar Riazi, et al. Life Cycle Environmental and Cost Implications of Isostearic Acid Production for Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products.

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
0.9±0.1 g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
400.8±13.0 °C at 760 mmHg

[ Melting Point ]:
67.8-68.5°C (lit.)

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₁₈H₃₆O₂

[ Molecular Weight ]:
284.477

[ Flash Point ]:
225.6±8.2 °C

[ Exact Mass ]:
284.271515

[ PSA ]:
37.30000

[ LogP ]:
8.03

[ Vapour Pressure ]:
0.0±2.0 mmHg at 25°C

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.455

[ Storage condition ]:
2-8°C

[ Stability ]:
Stable. Combustible. Incompatible with bases, strong oxidizing agents.

MSDS

Click to get detail MSDS

Safety Information

[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport

[ WGK Germany ]:
3

[ RTECS ]:
MI3875000

[ HS Code ]:
2915701000

Synthetic Route

Click to get detail synthetic route

Precursor & DownStream

Precursor

DownStream

Customs

[ HS Code ]: 2915900090

[ Summary ]:
2915900090 other saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives VAT:17.0% Tax rebate rate:9.0% Supervision conditions:AB(certificate of inspection for goods inward,certificate of inspection for goods outward) MFN tariff:5.5% General tariff:30.0%

Articles

Directed microbial biosynthesis of deuterated biosurfactants and potential future application to other bioactive molecules.

Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 87 , 1347-1354, (2010)

Deuterated rhamnolipids were produced using strain AD7 of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which was progressively adapted to increasing levels of deuterium in D(2)O and carbon substrates. Fourteen different d...

Facile synthesis of silver nanoparticles in CO2-expanded liquids from silver isostearate precursor.

Langmuir 26 , 10031-10035, (2010)

This approach provides a new technique to synthesize silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using CO(2)-expanded liquids (CXLs) as the processing medium. A soluble form of silver carboxylate, silver isostearate...

Synthesis and steric stabilization of silver nanoparticles in neat carbon dioxide solvent using fluorine-free compounds.

J. Phys. Chem. B 110 , 14693-14701, (2006)

The adjustable solvent properties, vanishingly low surface tensions, and environmentally green characteristics of supercritical carbon dioxide present certain advantages in nanoparticles synthesis and...