Myristic acid

Names

[ CAS No. ]:
544-63-8

[ Name ]:
Myristic acid

[Synonym ]:
triacontyl alcohol
Nutron
3H-myristic acid
myricyl
1-tetradecanoic acid
n-TETRADECANOIC ACID
tetradecoic acid
Tetradecanoic acid
WELL-BLOOM
n-Myristic acid
myricyl alcohol
MIRACULAN
myristolic acid
Prosopol
Myristic acid
melissyl
EINECS 208-875-2
melissyl alcohol
1-triaconatanol
MFCD00002744
Tomatex
1-hydroxytriacontane

Biological Activity

[Description]:

Myristic acid is a saturated 14-carbon fatty acid occurring in most animal and vegetable fats, particularly butterfat and coconut, palm, and nutmeg oils.

[Related Catalog]:

Natural Products >> Acids and Aldehydes

Research Areas >> Others

[Target]

Human Endogenous Metabolite

[Related Small Molecules]

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
0.9±0.1 g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
319.6±5.0 °C at 760 mmHg

[ Melting Point ]:
52-54 °C(lit.)

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₁₄H₂₈O₂

[ Molecular Weight ]:
228.371

[ Flash Point ]:
144.8±12.5 °C

[ Exact Mass ]:
228.208923

[ PSA ]:
37.30000

[ LogP ]:
6.09

[ Vapour Pressure ]:
0.0±0.7 mmHg at 25°C

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.451

[ Storage condition ]:
−20°C

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

[ Water Solubility ]:
<0.1 g/100 mL at 18 ºC

MSDS

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Toxicological Information

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :: QH4375000

CHEMICAL NAME :: Myristic acid

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :: 544-63-8

BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :: 0508624

LAST UPDATED :: 199701

DATA ITEMS CITED :: 8

MOLECULAR FORMULA :: C14-H28-O2

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :: 228.42

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :: QV13

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :: Standard Draize test

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Administration onto the skin

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Human

TYPE OF TEST :: Standard Draize test

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Administration into the eye

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - rabbit

TYPE OF TEST :: LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :: >10 gm/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

TYPE OF TEST :: LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Intravenous

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :: 43 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold

MUTATION DATA

TYPE OF TEST :: Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction

TEST SYSTEM :: Yeast - Saccharomyces cerevisiae

DOSE/DURATION :: 2500 ppb

REFERENCE :: ANYAA9 Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. (New York Academy of Sciences, 2 E. 63rd St., New York, NY 10021) V.1- 1877- Volume(issue)/page/year: 407,186,1983 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - M1300 No. of Facilities: 1041 (estimated) No. of Industries: 15 No. of Occupations: 26 No. of Employees: 17023 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - M1300 No. of Facilities: 2926 (estimated) No. of Industries: 35 No. of Occupations: 48 No. of Employees: 72432 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 29696 (estimated)

Safety Information

[ Symbol ]:

GHS07

[ Signal Word ]:
Warning

[ Hazard Statements ]:
H315

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
dust mask type N95 (US);Eyeshields;Gloves

[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xi

[ Risk Phrases ]:
R36/37/38

[ Safety Phrases ]:
S24/25

[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport

[ WGK Germany ]:
-

[ RTECS ]:
QH4375000

[ HS Code ]:
2915900090

Synthetic Route

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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%

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