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Methyl decanoate

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Capric acid methyl ester, Decanoic acid methyl ester, Methyl caprate

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)8COOCH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
186.29
Beilstein:
1759170
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

Assay

≥99.0% (GC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.425 (lit.)
n20/D 1.426

bp

108 °C/10 mmHg
224 °C (lit.)

mp

−14-−11 °C (lit.)

density

0.871 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

functional group

ester

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC

InChI

1S/C11H22O2/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11(12)13-2/h3-10H2,1-2H3

InChI key

YRHYCMZPEVDGFQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Methyl decanoate, also known as methyl caprate, is a decanoate ester and belongs to the group of fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs). It is naturally found in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Astragalus mongholicus, Achillea millefolium, and others.

Application

This analytical standard can also be used as follows:

  • Gas chromatography-tandem differential mobility spectrometry (DMS) based separation and quantification of 16 methyl- and ethyl- fatty acid esters from biodiesel samples
  • Development and validation of a gas chromatography-flame ionization (GC-FID) method to determine fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) in beer wort samples following their solid phase extraction and BF3 based methylation
  • Multi-residue analysis of 76 volatile compounds from jujube extract samples by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) after their extraction by steam distillation combined with drop-by-drop extraction
  • Comparative analysis of gas chromatography-combustion-mass spectrometry and gas chromatography-flame ionization detector methods for the determination of fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) in biodiesel samples
  • Identification and quantification of fatty acids in walnut and coconut oil samples by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) after their methyl esterification by BF3-MeOH method
  • Simultaneous determination of fatty acids in bovine colostrum samples by GC-FID after their derivatization to ester forms using an acidic catalyst boron trifluoride

Other Notes

Refer to the product′s Certificate of Analysis for more information on a suitable instrument technique. Contact Technical Service for further support.

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Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 2

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

230.9 °F - Pensky-Martens closed cup

Flash Point(C)

110.5 °C - Pensky-Martens closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Identification and quantification of trans fatty acids in bakery products by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry after dynamic ultrasound-assisted extraction.
Ruiz-Jimenez J, et al.
Journal of Chromatography A, 1045(1-2), 203-210 (2004)
Experimental and kinetic modeling study of extinction and ignition of methyl decanoate in laminar non-premixed flows.
Seshadri K, et al.
Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 32(1), 1067-1074 (2009)
Hanneke Brust et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 1374, 224-230 (2014-12-10)
In this work, a reliable and robust vacuum-outlet gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) method is introduced for the identification and quantification of impurities in trinitrotoluene (TNT). Vacuum-outlet GC-MS allows for short analysis times; the analysis of impurities in TNT was performed
Oier Aizpurua-Olaizola et al.
Journal of food science, 80(1), E101-E107 (2014-12-05)
In this study, supercritical fluid extraction has been successfully applied to a sequential fractionation of fatty acids and polyphenols from wine wastes (2 different vitis vinifera grapes). To this aim, in a 1st step just fatty acids were extracted and
Brian D Fitz et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 1392, 82-90 (2015-03-31)
Low thermal mass gas chromatography (LTM-GC) was evaluated for rapid, high peak capacity separations with three injection methods: liquid, headspace solid phase micro-extraction (HS-SPME), and direct vapor. An Agilent LTM equipped with a short microbore capillary column was operated at

Protocols

Separation of Methyl decanoate; Methyl dodecanoate; Methyl myristate; Methyl palmitate; Methyl caprylate; Methyl oleate; Methyl linoleate; Methyl linolenate; Methyl stearate

GC Analysis of a 37-Component FAME Mix on Omegawax® (15 m x 0.10 mm I.D., 0.10 μm), Fast GC Analysis

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