1-Tetradecanol

changed 477208632 Merck Index, 12th Edition, 6418. 1-Tetradecanol Tetradecan-1-ol Skelett.svg 250px skin-invert Skeletal formula Myristyl-alcohol-3D-vdW.png 220px Space-filling model bg-transparent Tetradecan-1-ol Myristyl alcoholTetradecyl alcohol correct CAS 112-72-1 correct chemspider 7917 correct EBI 77417 correct EBI 24022 204-000-3 correct kegg D05097 8209 correct FDA V42034O9PU 1/C14H30O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15/h15H,2-14H2,1H3 HLZKNKRTKFSKGZ-UHFFFAOYAP correct chemspider 1S/C14H30O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15/h15H,2-14H2,1H3 correct chemspider HLZKNKRTKFSKGZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N OCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 14 30 1 0.824 g/cm3 38 260 07 09 Warning 315 319 410 411 412 264 264+265 273 280 302+352 305+351+338 321 332+317 337+317 362+364 391 501 1-Tetradecanol, or commonly myristyl alcohol (from Myristica fragrans – the nutmeg plant), is a straight-chain saturated fatty alcohol, with the molecular formula C14H30O 1 or CH3(CH2)13OH. It is a white waxy solid that is practically insoluble in water, soluble in diethyl ether, and slightly soluble in ethanol.Klaus Noweck Wolfgang Grafahrend Fatty Alcohols 10.1002/14356007.a10_277.pub2 Production 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.Kreutzer Udo R. Manufacture of Fatty Alcohols Based on Natural Fats and Oils Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society February 1984 61 2 343–348 10.1007/BF02678792 84849226 It may also be produced from petrochemical feedstocks via the Ziegler process. Uses 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. Toxicity Like other fatty alcohols, myristyl alcohol has very low acute toxicity, with LD50 >5000 mg/kg (oral, rat). References External links MSDS Number: ALCH414-1 http://www.pgchemicals.com/resources/msds/CO1495_CO1498.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20060311040153/http://www.pgchemicals.com/resources/msds/CO1495_CO1498.pdf 2006-03-11 Procter and Gamble Chemicals 2002-06-17 (MSDS for 1-tetradecanol / Myristyl Alcohol) Category:Fatty alcohols Category:Cosmetics chemicals Category:Primary alcohols Category:Alkanols