Myristic acid[ 1]
Skeletal formula of myristic acid
Ball-and-stick model of myristic acid
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Other names
Identifiers
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard
100.008.069
EC Number
RTECS number
UNII
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)
N Key: TUNFSRHWOTWDNC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
N InChI=1/C14H28O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14(15)16/h2-13H2,1H3,(H,15,16)
Key: TUNFSRHWOTWDNC-UHFFFAOYAZ
Properties
C 14 H 28 O 2
Molar mass
228.376 g·mol−1
Appearance
colorless or white solid
Density
1.03 g/cm3 (−3 °C)[ 2] 0.99 g/cm3 (24 °C)[ 3] 0.8622 g/cm3 (54 °C)[ 4]
Melting point
54.4 °C (129.9 °F; 327.5 K)[ 9]
Boiling point
326.2 °C (619.2 °F; 599.3 K) at 760 mmHg 250 °C (482 °F; 523 K) at 100 mmHg[ 4] 218.3 °C (424.9 °F; 491.4 K) at 32 mmHg[ 3]
13 mg/L (0 °C) 20 mg/L (20 °C) 24 mg/L (30 °C) 33 mg/L (60 °C)[ 5]
Solubility
Soluble in alcohol , acetates , C6 H6 , haloalkanes , phenyls , nitros [ 5]
Solubility in acetone
2.75 g/100 g (0 °C) 15.9 g/100 g (20 °C) 42.5 g/100 g (30 °C) 149 g/100 g (40 °C)[ 5]
Solubility in benzene
6.95 g/100 g (10 °C) 29.2 g/100 g (20 °C) 87.4 g/100 g (30 °C) 1.29 kg/100 g (50 °C)[ 5]
Solubility in methanol
2.8 g/100 g (0 °C) 17.3 g/100 g (20 °C) 75 g/100 g (30 °C) 2.67 kg/100 g (50 °C)[ 5]
Solubility in ethyl acetate
3.4 g/100 g (0 °C) 15.3 g/100 g (20 °C) 44.7 g/100 g (30 °C) 1.35 kg/100 g (40 °C)[ 5]
Solubility in toluene
0.6 g/100 g (−10 °C) 3.2 g/100 g (0 °C) 30.4 g/100 g (20 °C) 1.35 kg/100 g (50 °C)[ 5]
log P
6.1[ 4]
Vapor pressure
0.01 kPa (118 °C) 0.27 kPa (160 °C)[ 6] 1 kPa (186 °C)[ 4]
-176·10−6 cm3 /mol
Thermal conductivity
0.159 W/m·K (70 °C) 0.151 W/m·K (100 °C) 0.138 W/m·K (160 °C)[ 7]
1.4723 (70 °C)[ 4]
Viscosity
7.2161 cP (60 °C) 3.2173 cP (100 °C) 0.8525 cP (200 °C) 0.3164 cP (300 °C)[ 8]
Structure
Monoclinic (−3 °C)[ 2]
P21 /c[ 2]
a = 31.559 Å,
b = 4.9652 Å,
c = 9.426 Å
[ 2] α = 90°, β = 94.432°, γ = 90°
Thermochemistry
432.01 J/mol·K[ 4] [ 6]
−833.5 kJ/mol[ 4] [ 6]
8675.9 kJ/mol[ 6]
Hazards
GHS labelling :
[ 10]
Warning
H315 [ 10]
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
Flash point
> 110 °C (230 °F; 383 K)[ 11]
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
>10 g/kg (rats, oral)[ 11]
Related compounds
Related esters of myristic acid
Isopropyl myristate Phorbol myristate acetate Myristylbenzylmorphine Dimyristoylphosphatidylethanolamine
Related compounds
Tridecanoic acid , Pentadecanoic acid
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Chemical compound
Myristic acid (IUPAC name: tetradecanoic acid ) is a common saturated fatty acid with the molecular formula CH3 (CH2 )12 COOH . Its salts and esters are commonly referred to as myristates or tetradecanoates. The name of the acyl group derived from myristic acid is myristoyl or tetradecanoyl . The acid is named after the binomial name for nutmeg (Myristica fragrans ), from which it was first isolated in 1841 by Lyon Playfair .[ 12]
Occurrence
Myristica fragrans (nutmeg) fruit contains myristic acid
Nutmeg butter has 75% trimyristin , the triglyceride of myristic acid and a source from which it can be synthesised.[ 13] Besides nutmeg, myristic acid is found in palm kernel oil , coconut oil , butterfat , 8–14% of bovine milk , and 8.6% of breast milk as well as being a minor component of many other animal fats.[ 9] It is found in spermaceti , the crystallized fraction of oil from the sperm whale . It is also found in the rhizomes of the Iris , including Orris root .[ 14] [ 15]
Chemical behaviour
Myristic acid acts as a lipid anchor in biomembranes .[ 16]
Reduction of myristic acid yields myristyl aldehyde and myristyl alcohol .
Health effects
Myristic acid consumption raises low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol.[ 17] [ 18]
See also
References
^ Merck Index , 11th Edition, 6246
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^ Council of Europe, August 2007 Natural Sources of Flavourings, Volume 2 , p. 103, at Google Books
^ John Charles Sawer Odorographia a natural history of raw materials and drugs used in the perfume industry intended to serve growers, manufacturers and consumers , p. 108, at Google Books
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