90606

Methyl heptadecanoate

certified reference material, TraceCERT^®, Manufactured by: Sigma-Aldrich Production GmbH, Switzerland

• 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: 41116107
• PubChem Substance ID: 329769936
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• grade: certified reference material; TraceCERT^®
• Quality Level: 300
• product line: TraceCERT^®
• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• manufacturer/tradename: Manufactured by: Sigma-Aldrich Production GmbH, Switzerland
• technique(s): HPLC: suitable; gas chromatography (GC): suitable
• bp: 152-153 °C/0.05 mmHg (lit.)
• mp: 29.8-30.3 °C (lit.)
• application(s): petroleum
• format: neat
• 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

General description

This certified reference material (CRM) is produced and certified in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO 17034. This CRM is traceable to primary material from an NMI, e.g. NIST or NMIJ.
Certified content by quantitative NMR incl. uncertainty and expiry date are given on the certificate.
Download your certificate at: http://www.sigma-aldrich.com.

Application

Methyl heptadecanoate may be used as an internal standard in the gas chromatographic analysis (GC) of an animal fat like lard. It may also be used as internal standard for the gas chromatographic coupled with mass spectrometric (GC-MS) analysis of algal biomass and oils, used in the production of biodiesel.

Refer to the product′s Certificate of Analysis for more information on a suitable instrument technique. Contact Technical Service for further support.

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

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Legal Information

TraceCERT is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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