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Myristic acid

CAS Registry Number®

544-63-8

CAS Name

Myristic acid

Molecular Formula

C14H28O2

Molecular Mass

228.37

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    326.2 °C

  • Melting Point (1)

    58.5 °C

  • Density (1)

    0.8622 g/cm³ @ Temp: 54 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C14H28O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14(15)16/h2-13H2,1H3,(H,15,16)

InChIKey

InChIKey=TUNFSRHWOTWDNC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCCCCCCC)CCCCC(O)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)CCCCCCCCCCCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Tetradecanoic acid
  • Myristic acid
  • Neo-Fat 14
  • Univol U 316S
  • n-Tetradecoic acid

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

45184-05-2

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