Name: Ethyl myristate
Brand: SIAL

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Linear Formula:

CH₃(CH₂)₁₂COOC₂H₅

CAS Number:

124-06-1

Molecular Weight:

256.42

Beilstein:

1776382

EC Number:

204-675-4

MDL number:

MFCD00008984

UNSPSC Code:

85151701

PubChem Substance ID:

329747951

NACRES:

NA.24

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grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥99.0% (GC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

impurities

≤0.5% water

refractive index

n20/D 1.435-1.437
n20/D 1.436 (lit.)

bp

178-180 °C/12 mmHg (lit.)

mp

11-12 °C (lit.)

density

0.86 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC

InChI

1S/C16H32O2/c1-3-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16(17)18-4-2/h3-15H2,1-2H3

InChI key

MMKRHZKQPFCLLS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Ethyl myristate is a long-chain fatty acid ethyl ester (FAEE) which is used as a biochemical marker of excessive alcohol consumption.

Application

Ethyl myristate may be used as an analytical standard for the determination of the analyte as an alcohol biomarker in dried blood spots and hair samples by chromatography based techniques. Ethyl myristate may also be used as an analytical standard in the determination of the analyte in selected beer flavors by stir bar sorptive extraction and solvent back extraction.

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

235.4 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

113 °C - closed cup

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