1-Tetradecanol

1-Tetradecanol^[1]
Names


IUPAC name Tetradecan-1-ol
Other names Myristyl alcohol Tetradecyl alcohol
Identifiers
CAS Number	112-72-1^Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:77417^N
ChEMBL	ChEMBL24022^Y
ChemSpider	7917^Y
Jmol interactive 3D	Image
KEGG	D05097^Y
UNII	V42034O9PU^Y
InChI InChI=1S/C14H30O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15/h15H,2-14H2,1H3^Y Key: HLZKNKRTKFSKGZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y InChI=1/C14H30O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15/h15H,2-14H2,1H3 Key: HLZKNKRTKFSKGZ-UHFFFAOYAP
SMILES OCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
Properties
Chemical formula	C₁₄H₃₀O
Molar mass	214.39 g·mol⁻¹
Density	0.824 g/cm³
Melting point	38 °C (100 °F; 311 K)
Boiling point	>260 °C
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
N verify (what is ^YN ?)
Infobox references

1-Tetradecanol, or commonly myristyl alcohol (from Myristica fragrans - the nutmeg plant), is a straight-chain saturated fatty alcohol, with the molecular formula C₁₄H₃₀O. It is a white crystalline solid that is practically insoluble in water, soluble in diethyl ether, and slightly soluble in ethanol.

1-Tetradecanol may be prepared by the hydrogenation of myristic acid (or its esters); myristic acid itself can be found in nutmeg (from where it gains its name) but is also present in palm kernel oil and coconut oil and it is from these that the majority of 1-tetradecanol is produced.^[2] It may also be produced from petrochemical feedstocks via either the Ziegler process or hydroformylation.

As with other fatty alcohols, 1-tetradecanol is used as an ingredient in cosmetics such as cold creams for its emollient properties. It is also used as an intermediate in the chemical synthesis of other products such as surfactants.

References

↑ Merck Index, 12th Edition, 6418.
↑ Kreutzer, Udo R. (February 1984). "Manufacture of fatty alcohols based on natural fats and oils". Journal of the American Oil Chemists’ Society 61 (2): 343–348. doi:10.1007/BF02678792.

External links

"MSDS Number: ALCH414-1" (PDF). Procter and Gamble Chemicals. 2002-06-17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-03-11. (MSDS for 1-tetradecanol / Myristyl Alcohol)

Alcohols

Straight-chain primary alcohols (1°)	Methanol (C 1) Ethanol (C 2) 1-Propanol (C 3) n-Butanol (C 4) 1-Pentanol (C 5) 1-Hexanol (C 6) 1-Heptanol (C 7) 1-Octanol (C 8) 1-Nonanol (C 9) 1-Decanol (C 10) Undecanol (C 11) Dodecanol (C 12) Tridecan-1-ol (C 13) 1-Tetradecanol (C 14) Pentadecan-1-ol (C 15) Cetyl alcohol (C 16) Heptadecan-1-ol (C 17) Stearyl alcohol (C 18) Nonadecan-1-ol (C 19) Arachidyl alcohol (C 20) Heneicosan-1-ol (C 21) Docosanol (C 22) Tricosan-1-ol (C 23) 1-Tetracosanol (C 24) Pentacosan-1-ol (C 25) 1-Hexacosanol (C 26) 1-Heptacosanol (C 27) 1-Octacosanol (C 28) 1-Nonacosanol (C 29) Triacontanol (C 30)

Other primary alcohols	Isobutanol (C 4) Isoamyl alcohol (C 5) 2-Methyl-1-butanol (C 5) Phenethyl alcohol (C 8) Tryptophol (C 10)

Secondary alcohols (2°)	Isopropanol (C 3) 2-Butanol (C 4) 2-Pentanol (C 5) 2-Hexanol (C 6) 2-Heptanol (C 7) Cyclohexanol (C 6)

Tertiary alcohols (3°)	tert-Butyl alcohol (C 4) tert-Amyl alcohol (C 5) 2-Methyl-2-pentanol (C 6) 2-Methylhexan-2-ol (C 7) 2-Methylheptan-2-ol (C 8) 3-Methyl-3-pentanol (C 6) 3-Methyloctan-3-ol (C 9)

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, December 01, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.