Methyl Docosahexaenoate
[CAS# 28061-46-3]

Identification

• Classification: Analytical chemistry >> Food safety >> Fatty acid, fatty acid methyl ester
• Name: Methyl Docosahexaenoate
• Synonyms: (2E,4E,6E,8E,10E,12E)-Docosa-2,4,6,8,10,12-Hexaenoic Acid Methyl Ester
• Molecular Formula: C₂₃H₃₄O₂
• Molecular Weight: 342.52
• CAS Registry Number: 28061-46-3
• SMILES: C(/C=C/C=C/C=C/C=C/C=C/C=C/C(OC)=O)CCCCCCCC
• InChI: 1S/C23H34O2/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23(24)25-2/h11-22H,3-10H2,1-2H3/b12-11+,14-13+,16-15+,18-17+,20-19+,22-21+
• InChIKey: LUYYTKKXYNRVHQ-TYYHYDAASA-N

Properties

• Density: 0.917g/cm³ (Cal.)
• Boiling point: 468.577°C at 760 mmHg (Cal.)
• Flash point: 257.237°C (Cal.)

References

• (1): Davoodbasha MubarakAli, Ramasamy Praveenkumar, Thiyagarajan Shenbagavalli, Thayalan Mari Nivetha, Abdulazees Parveez Ahamed, Naif Abdullah Al-Dhabi and Nooruddin Thajuddin. New reports on anti-bacterial and anti-candidal activities of fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) obtained from Scenedesmus bijugatus var. bicellularis biomass, RSC Advances, 2012, 2, 11552.