cis-8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic acid methyl ester
[CAS# 21061-10-9]

Identification

• Classification: Analytical chemistry >> Food safety >> Fatty acid, fatty acid methyl ester
• Name: cis-8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic acid methyl ester
• Synonyms: (8Z,11Z,14Z)-8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic acid methyl ester; Methyl dihomo-gamma-linolenate
• Molecular Formula: C₂₁H₃₆O₂
• Molecular Weight: 320.51
• CAS Registry Number: 21061-10-9
• EC Number: 627-036-5

Properties

• Solubility: Insoluble (9.6E^-4 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Density: 0.891±0.06 g/cm³ (20 ºC 760 Torr), Calc.^*
• Boiling point: 195-197 ºC (0.6-1 Torr)^**
• Refractive index: 1.4712 (589.3 nm 20 ºC)^**
• Flash point: 99.6±21.2 ºC, Calc.^*

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

^** Baudart, Pierre; Bulletin de la Societe Chimique de France 1943, V10, P440-3.