METHYL TRICOSANOATE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

53-56 °C(lit.)

Boiling point:

408.9±8.0 °C(Predicted)

Density 

0.860±0.06 g/cm3(Predicted)

Flash point:

113 °C

storage temp. 

-20°C

solubility 

Chloroform (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly)

form 

crystalline

color 

light yellow

biological source

synthetic (organic)

BRN 

1796627

InChI

InChI=1S/C24H48O2/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24(25)26-2/h3-23H2,1-2H3

InChIKey

VORKGRIRMPBCCZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(OC)(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

CAS DataBase Reference

2433-97-8

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

41

Safety Statements 

26-39

WGK Germany 

3

HS Code 

29159000

MSDS

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METHYL TRICOSANOATE Usage And Synthesis

Description

Tricosanoic acid methyl ester is an ester form of tricosanoic acid . It has been found in peanut butter and in latent fingerprint residue samples.

Chemical Properties

White, wax-like solid.Insoluble in water; soluble in alcohol and ether.Combustible.

Uses

Methyl Tricosanoate is a long chain fatty acid compound present in various antimicrobial and antibacterial agent extracts from florae.

Uses

Intermediate in organic synthesis, biochemicalresearch.

Uses

Methyl tricosanoate may be used as an internal standard in the quantitative determination of fatty acid methyl esters present in milk samples using gas chromatography(GC) technique.

Definition

Themethyl ester of tricosanoic acid.

References

[1] M. NEGOI??. Comparison of the Fatty Acid Composition of Peanut Butter by Applying Different Fat Extraction Procedures[J]. Revista de Chimie, 2018, 1 1. DOI: 10.37358/rc.18.11.6675
[2] SETH MICHALSKI M.P.S.  Frank L D Ph D  Robert Shaler Ph D. The Evaluation of Fatty Acid Ratios in Latent Fingermarks by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) Analysis?[J]. Journal of forensic sciences, 2012, 58 s1: S215-S220. DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.12010

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