| Melting point |
52-54 °C(lit.) |
| Boiling point |
250 °C100 mm Hg(lit.) |
| Density |
0.862 |
| vapor pressure |
<0.01 hPa (20 °C) |
| refractive index |
nD60 1.4305; nD70 1.4273 |
| FEMA |
2764 | MYRISTIC ACID |
| Flash point |
>230 °F |
| storage temp. |
room temp |
| solubility |
1.07mg/l |
| form |
Flakes, Powder, Chunks or Crystalline Mass |
| pka |
4.78±0.10(Predicted) |
| color |
White |
| Odor |
at 100.00 %. waxy fatty soapy coconut |
| Odor Type |
waxy |
| biological source |
synthetic |
| Water Solubility |
<0.1 g/100 mL at 18 ºC |
| Merck |
14,6333 |
| JECFA Number |
113 |
| BRN |
508624 |
| Henry's Law Constant |
2.0×101 mol/(m3Pa) at 25℃, Duchowicz et al. (2020) |
| Stability |
Stable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, bases. |
| Major Application |
flavors and fragrances |
| Cosmetics Ingredients Functions |
SURFACTANT - CLEANSING
PERFUMING
OPACIFYING
FRAGRANCE |
| Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) |
Myristic acid (544-63-8) |
| InChI |
1S/C14H28O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14(15)16/h2-13H2,1H3,(H,15,16) |
| InChIKey |
TUNFSRHWOTWDNC-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES |
CCCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O |
| LogP |
5.79 |
| CAS DataBase Reference |
544-63-8(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| NIST Chemistry Reference |
Tetradecanoic acid(544-63-8) |
| EPA Substance Registry System |
Myristic acid (544-63-8) |
