04597

Ethyl myristate

analytical standard

• Synonym(s): Ethyl tetradecanoate, Myristic acid ethyl ester
• Linear Formula: CH₃(CH₂)₁₂COOC₂H₅
• CAS Number: 124-06-1
• Molecular Weight: 256.42
• Beilstein: 1776382
• EC Number: 204-675-4
• MDL number: MFCD00008984
• UNSPSC Code: 85151701
• PubChem Substance ID: 329747951
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• grade: analytical standard
• Quality Level: 100
• Assay: ≥99.0% (GC)
• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• impurities: ≤0.5% water
• refractive index: n20/D 1.435-1.437; n20/D 1.436 (lit.)
• bp: 178-180 °C/12 mmHg (lit.)
• mp: 11-12 °C (lit.)
• density: 0.86 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• application(s): cleaning products; cosmetics; flavors and fragrances; food and beverages; personal care
• format: neat
• SMILES string: CCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC
• InChI: 1S/C16H32O2/c1-3-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16(17)18-4-2/h3-15H2,1-2H3
• InChI key: MMKRHZKQPFCLLS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Ethyl myristate is a long-chain fatty acid ethyl ester (FAEE) which is used as a biochemical marker of excessive alcohol consumption.

Application

Ethyl myristate may be used as an analytical standard for the determination of the analyte as an alcohol biomarker in dried blood spots and hair samples by chromatography based techniques. Ethyl myristate may also be used as an analytical standard in the determination of the analyte in selected beer flavors by stir bar sorptive extraction and solvent back extraction.

Safety Information

• Storage Class Code: 10 - Combustible liquids
• WGK: WGK 2
• Flash Point(F): 235.4 °F - closed cup
• Flash Point(C): 113 °C - closed cup