H4515

Methyl heptadecanoate

≥99%

• Synonym(s): Heptadecanoic acid methyl ester, Methyl margarate
• Linear Formula: CH₃(CH₂)₁₅COOCH₃
• CAS Number: 1731-92-6
• Molecular Weight: 284.48
• Beilstein: 1782681
• EC Number: 217-055-3
• MDL number: MFCD00009001
• UNSPSC Code: 12352211
• PubChem Substance ID: 24895518
• NACRES: NA.25

Properties

• biological source: synthetic (organic)
• Quality Level: 200
• Assay: ≥99%
• form: powder or solid
• bp: 152-153 °C/0.05 mmHg (lit.)
• mp: 29.8-30.3 °C (lit.)
• functional group: ester
• lipid type: saturated FAs
• shipped in: ambient
• storage temp.: 2-8°C
• SMILES string: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC
• InChI: 1S/C18H36O2/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18(19)20-2/h3-17H2,1-2H3
• InChI key: HUEBIMLTDXKIPR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Application

Methyl heptadecanoate has been used:

• as a substrate for lipoxygenase assay[1]
• as an internal standard for the quantification of squalene,[2] fatty acids (FA)[3][4] and lipids[5][6]
• as a reference standard for precise separation of methyl esters of different fatty acids[7]

Other Notes

Product clings due to static, may require dissolving material to fully recover out of bottle.

Safety Information

• Storage Class Code: 11 - Combustible Solids
• WGK: WGK 3
• Flash Point(F): >230.0 °F - closed cup
• Flash Point(C): > 110.0 °C - closed cup
• Personal Protective Equipment: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves