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P6250

Sigma-Aldrich

Methyl pentadecanoate

≥98.5%

Synonym(s):

Pentadecanoic acid methyl ester

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)13CO2CH3
CAS Number:
7132-64-1
Molecular Weight:
256.42
Beilstein:
1776383
EC Number:
230-430-6
MDL number:
MFCD00008989
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
PubChem Substance ID:
24898733
NACRES:
NA.25

Assay

≥98.5%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.438 (lit.)

bp

141-142 °C/3 mmHg (lit.)

mp

18-19 °C (lit.)

density

0.862 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

ester

lipid type

saturated FAs

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC

InChI

1S/C16H32O2/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16(17)18-2/h3-15H2,1-2H3

InChI key

XIUXKAZJZFLLDQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H318

Precautionary Statements

P280 - P305 + P351 + P338

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 99(23), 10237-10247 (2015-08-16)
Accurate determination of fatty acid contents is routinely required in microalgal and yeast biofuel studies. A method of rapid in situ fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) derivatization directly from wet fresh microalgal and yeast biomass was developed in this study.
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Journal of food science, 80(1), E101-E107 (2014-12-05)
In this study, supercritical fluid extraction has been successfully applied to a sequential fractionation of fatty acids and polyphenols from wine wastes (2 different vitis vinifera grapes). To this aim, in a 1st step just fatty acids were extracted and

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