Ethyl Myristate

Product Name:

Ethyl myristate

CAS:

124-06-1

MF:

C16H32O2

MW:

256.42

EINECS:

204-675-4

Product Categories:

Fatty Acid Derivatives & Lipids;Glycerols;C12 to C63;Building Blocks;Carbonyl Compounds;Chemical Synthesis;Esters;Organic Building Blocks;Heterobifunctional PEGs;Materials Science;Nutrition Research;Phytochemicals by Plant (Food/Spice/Herb);Poly(ethylene glycol) and Poly(ethylene oxide);Polymer Science;Zingiber officinale (Ginger)

Mol File:

124-06-1.mol

Melting point 

11-12 °C(lit.)

Boiling point 

178-180 °C12 mm Hg(lit.)

density 

0.86 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

FEMA 

2445 | ETHYL MYRISTATE

refractive index 

n20/D 1.436(lit.)

Fp 

>230 °F

storage temp. 

Refrigerator

form 

Liquid, Solidifying In The Cold

color 

Clear colorless

Water Solubility 

Not miscible or difficult to mix with water.

Merck 

14,6333

JECFA Number

38

BRN 

1776382

CAS DataBase Reference

124-06-1(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

Tetradecanoic acid, ethyl ester(124-06-1)

EPA Substance Registry System

Tetradecanoic acid, ethyl ester (124-06-1)

Safety Statements 

24/25

WGK Germany 

2

TSCA 

Yes

HS Code 

29189900

Chemical Properties

Clear colorless liquid, solidifying in the cold

Chemical Properties

Ethyl myristate has a mild, waxy, soapy odor reminiscent of orris.

Uses

A component from essential oil of natural hawthorn perfume.

Definition

ChEBI: A long-chain fatty acid ethyl ester resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of myristic acid with the hydroxy group of ethanol.

Preparation

By esterification of the acid with ethyl alcohol in the presence of gaseous HCl.

Aroma threshold values

Detection: 4 ppm

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 60 ppm: sweet, waxy and creamy.

Safety Profile

Combustible liquid. When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes.

Raw materials

Myristic acid