Methyl trans-9-octadecenoate
[CAS# 1937-62-8]

Identification

• Classification: Analytical chemistry >> Food safety >> Fatty acid, fatty acid methyl ester
• Name: Methyl trans-9-octadecenoate
• Synonyms: 9(E)-Octadecenoic acid methyl ester; Methyl 9(E)-octadecenoate
• Molecular Formula: C₁₉H₃₆O₂
• Molecular Weight: 296.49
• CAS Registry Number: 1937-62-8
• EC Number: 217-712-4

Properties

• Solubility: Insoluble (1.1E^-3 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Density: 0.873±0.06 g/cm³ (20 ºC 760 Torr), Calc.^*
• Melting point: 10.75 ºC^**
• Boiling point: 214 ºC (15 Torr)^***
• Refractive index: 1.4519 (589.3 nm 20 ºC)^**
• Flash point: 92.4±20.4 ºC, Calc.^*

^* Calculated using Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) Software V11.02 (©1994-2014 ACD/Labs)

^** Jantzen, Ernst; Chemische Berichte 1959, V92, P1427-37.

^*** Plisov, A. K.; Zhurnal Obshchei Khimii 1953, V23, P72-6.