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E4762

Sigma-Aldrich

Methyl elaidate

≥99% (capillary GC)

Synonym(s):

Elaidic acid methyl ester, Methyl trans-9-octadecenoate

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)7CH=CH(CH2)7COOCH3
CAS Number:
1937-62-8
Molecular Weight:
296.49
Beilstein:
1727038
EC Number:
217-712-4
MDL number:
MFCD00066521
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
PubChem Substance ID:
24894579
NACRES:
NA.25

Quality Level

200

Assay

≥99% (capillary GC)

form

liquid

density

0.871 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

functional group

ester

lipid type

unsaturated FAs

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CCCCCCCC\C=C\CCCCCCCC(=O)OC

InChI

1S/C19H36O2/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19(20)21-2/h10-11H,3-9,12-18H2,1-2H3/b11-10+

InChI key

QYDYPVFESGNLHU-ZHACJKMWSA-N

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Packaging

Sealed ampule.

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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JAN Code

E4762-VAR:
E4762-1G:
E4762-500MG:
E4762-10G:
E4762-BULK:
E4762-5G:

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Michael A Rogers et al.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 25(15), 8556-8566 (2009-03-31)
The solvent type strongly affects the nucleation behavior of 12HSA and therefore strongly influences the peak nucleation rate, fiber length, spatial distribution of mass, and degree of branching. Using nonisothermal kinetic models, a correlation was established among the activation energy
Catherine M Klapperich et al.
Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A, 91(2), 378-384 (2008-11-05)
We describe a new class of biomaterials with potential for a variety of applications in tissue engineering, wound healing, and transdermal drug delivery. These materials are based on oleic methyl ester (OME), which is derived from various plant oils including
Ursula Biermann et al.
Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 18(26), 8201-8207 (2012-05-18)
A kinetic study of the dodecanethiol-catalyzed cis/trans isomerization of methyl oleate (cis-2) without added initiator was performed by focusing on the initiation of the radical chain reaction. The reaction orders of the rate of isomerization were 2 and 0.5 for
Atanu Biswas et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 56(14), 5611-5616 (2008-06-19)
An environmentally friendly water-based pathway to form the azide derivatives of soybean oil and fatty esters is reported. This entails first the formation of epoxides and then the azidization of the epoxides. The azidization reaction is carried out at high
Renee M Thomas et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133(19), 7490-7496 (2011-04-23)
N-Aryl,N-alkyl N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ruthenium metathesis catalysts are highly selective toward the ethenolysis of methyl oleate, giving selectivity as high as 95% for the kinetic ethenolysis products over the thermodynamic self-metathesis products. The examples described herein represent some of the
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