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Methyl decanoate

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

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

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)8COOCH3
CAS Number:
110-42-9
Molecular Weight:
186.29
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329752158
EC Number:
203-766-6
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1759170
MDL number:
MFCD00009580
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grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

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

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

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Environment
GHS09

signalword

Warning

hcodes

H410

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 2

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

flash_point_f

230.9 °F - Pensky-Martens closed cup

flash_point_c

110.5 °C - Pensky-Martens closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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Lot/Batch Number
BCCG9179
BCCG8237
BCCG1407
BCCF2996
BCBZ5427

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Protocols

HPLC Analysis of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAMES) on SUPELCOSIL LC-18

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

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
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Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
21479-1ML04061838773203
21479-5ML04061837239953