76560

Methyl pentadecanoate

analytical standard

• Synonym(s): Pentadecanoic acid methyl ester
• Linear Formula: CH₃(CH₂)₁₃CO₂CH₃
• CAS Number: 7132-64-1
• Molecular Weight: 256.42
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1776383
• EC Number: 230-430-6
• MDL number: MFCD00008989
• UNSPSC Code: 85151701
• PubChem Substance ID: 329767178
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• grade: analytical standard
• Quality Level: 100
• assay: ≥99.5% (GC)
• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• technique(s): HPLC: suitable; gas chromatography (GC): suitable
• refractive index: n20/D 1.438 (lit.); n20/D 1.439
• bp: 141-142 °C/3 mmHg (lit.)
• mp: 18-19 °C (lit.)
• density: 0.865 g/mL at 20 °C; 0.862 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• format: neat
• functional group: ester
• 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

Description

Application

Methyl pentadecanoate may be used as:

• A standard for the quantitation of monoepoxy fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) by gas-liquid chromatography.
• An internal standard for the extraction of triglycerides from de-shelled Jatropha curcas L. seeds by use of supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) extraction.

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

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS05
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H318
• pcodes: P280 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Eye Dam. 1
• Storage Class: 10 - Combustible liquids
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable