14-METHYLHEXADECANOIC ACID Chemical Properties

Melting point:

36.8 °C

Boiling point:

358.05°C (estimate)

Density 

0.8791 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.4405 (estimate)

storage temp. 

2-8°C

solubility 

Chloroform: Soluble,Ethanol: Soluble,Ether: Soluble

pka

4.78±0.10(Predicted)

LogP

7.500 (est)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-36

WGK Germany 

3

MSDS

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14-METHYLHEXADECANOIC ACID Usage And Synthesis

Description

14-methyl Palmitic acid is a methylated fatty acid that has been found in bacteria, bovine milk fat, Aegean jellyfish (A. aurita), and one-humped camel (C. dromedarius) meat and fat. It is also found in human breast milk and levels are decreased in mature breast milk compared to colostrum. 14-methyl Palmitic acid is produced in Florida manatee (T. manatus latirostris) liver in response to brevetoxin exposure. [Matreya, LLC. Catalog No. 1616]

Definition

ChEBI: 14-methylhexadecanoic acid is a methyl-branched fatty acid that is hexadecanoic acid (palmitic acid) substituted by a methyl group at position 14. It has a role as a plant metabolite and a mammalian metabolite. It is a methyl-branched fatty acid, a branched-chain saturated fatty acid and a long-chain fatty acid. It is functionally related to a hexadecanoic acid.

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