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Methyl elaidate

Methyl elaidate structure

CAS No:
1937-62-8
Formula:
C19H36O2
Chemical Name:
Methyl elaidate
Synonyms:
9-Octadecenoic acid,methyl ester,(9E)-;Elaidic acid,methyl ester;9-Octadecenoic acid,methyl ester,(E)-;Methyl elaidate;Methyl trans-9-octadecenoate;Methyl 9(E)-octadecenoate;9(E)-Octadecenoic acid methyl ester;trans-Oleic acid methyl ester
Categories:
Analytical Chemistry > Food Safety

Description

Colorless liquid. Insoluble in water; soluble in mostorganic solvents. Combustible.The methyl ester of elaidic acid (trans-octadec-9-enoic acid).

Methyl elaidate Basic Attributes

Molecular Weight：

296.49

Exact Mass：

296.49

EC Number：

217-712-4

Characteristics

PSA：

26.3

XLogP3：

7.45

Appearance：

liquid

Density：

0.8790 g/cm³ @ Temp: 16 °C

Melting Point：

10.75 °C

Boiling Point：

164-165 °C @ Press: 0.5 Torr

Flash Point：

-3℃

Refractive Index：

n 20/D 1.452

Water Solubility：

Insol in water; miscible with ethyl alcohol, ether; sol in chloroform

Storage Conditions：

2-8°C

Vapor Pressure：

6.29X10-6 at 25 deg C

Safety Information

Transport codes：

UN1206 - class 3 - PG 2 - Heptanes, solution

wgk germany：

hazard class code：

11-38-50/53-65-67

safety instructions：

23-24/25-62-61-60-33-29-16-9

Marks：

F,Xn,N

Precautionary statement(s)：

P210-P261-P273-P301 + P310-P331-P501

Hazard Statements：

H225-H304-H315-H336-H410

Methyl elaidate Use and Manufacturing

ELAIDIC ACID METHYL ESTER is a pure grade (99+%) used in biochemicalresearch.