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/REAXYS Number: 1782681
• EC Number: 217-055-3
• MDL number: MFCD00009001
• UNSPSC Code: 12352211
• PubChem Substance ID: 24895518
• NACRES: NA.25

Properties

• biological source: synthetic (organic)
• 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
• as an internal standard for the quantification of squalene, fatty acids (FA) and lipids
• as a reference standard for precise separation of methyl esters of different fatty acids

Other Notes

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

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: >230.0 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: > 110.0 °C - closed cup
• ppe: Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)