Specifications
- Purity
- ≥95% (GC)
- Appearance
- White to off-white powder
- Identity
- 1H-NMR
Properties
- Solvents
- chloroform
- Melting Point
- 54-56 °C (lit.)
Available from stock
Methyl behenate
- SKU
- M0330
Category: Lipids, Fatty Acids
- Synonyms
- Behenic acid methyl ester, Docosanoic acid methyl ester, Methyl docosanoate
- 929-77-1
- CAS-Number
- C23H46O2
- Molecular Formula
- 354.61
- Molecular Weight
For Research Use Only. Not Intended for Diagnostic or Therapeutic Use.
- Shipping
- AMBIENT
- Short Term Storage
- RT
- Long Term Storage
- RT
- Handling Advice
- Protect from light and moisture.
- Use / Stability
- Stable for at least 2 years after receipt when stored at RT.
- Transportation
- Not dangerous goods
- Description
- Methyl behenate is the methyl ester of behenic acid, a long-chain saturated fatty acid. Used in analytical chemistry as a retention index standard in gas chromatography (GC), in cosmetics in emollients or conditioners (moisturizing effect), in organic synthesis as precursor or reference compound for long-chain ester studies. Used to study fatty acid esterification, wax ester biosynthesis, or for surface modification due to its hydrophobic tail.
- Smiles
- CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC
- InChi Key
- QSQLTHHMFHEFIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- References
- (1) M.D. Woodward, et al., Plant Physiol. 63, 14 (1979) , (2) Z. Meng, et al., J. Agric. Food Chem. 61, 10798 (2013)
- InChi
- InChI=1S/C23H46O2/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23(24)25-2/h3-22H2,1-2H3
Methyl behenate is the methyl ester of behenic acid, a long-chain saturated fatty acid. Used in analytical chemistry as a retention index standard in gas chromatography (GC), in cosmetics in emollients or conditioners (moisturizing effect), in organic synthesis as precursor or reference compound for long-chain ester studies. Used to study fatty acid esterification, wax ester biosynthesis, or for surface modification due to its hydrophobic tail.
Additional information
| Synonyms | Behenic acid methyl ester, Docosanoic acid methyl ester, Methyl docosanoate |
|---|---|
| Purity | ≥95% (GC) |
| Appearance | White to off-white powder |
| CAS-Number | 929-77-1 |
| Molecular Formula | C23H46O2 |
| Molecular Weight | 354.61 |
| Identity | 1H-NMR |
| Solvents | chloroform |
| Melting Point | 54-56 °C (lit.) |
| Smiles | CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC |
| InChi Key | QSQLTHHMFHEFIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| Shipping | AMBIENT |
| Short Term Storage | RT |
| Long Term Storage | RT |
| Handling Advice | Protect from light and moisture. |
| Use / Stability | Stable for at least 2 years after receipt when stored at RT. |
| Transportation | Not dangerous goods |
| References | (1) M.D. Woodward, et al., Plant Physiol. 63, 14 (1979), (2) Z. Meng, et al., J. Agric. Food Chem. 61, 10798 (2013) |
| InChi | InChI=1S/C23H46O2/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23(24)25-2/h3-22H2,1-2H3 |
| Quantity | 10 g, Bulk |
