Tetradecic acid, also known as myristic acid, is made from coconut oil and palm oil The obtained mixed fatty acids or fatty acid methyl esters are obtained by vacuum fractionation and used as raw materials for soaps, soaps, detergents, cosmetic surfactants and chemical fiber oils; to manufacture emulsifiers, waterproofing agents, curing agents, and polyvinyl chloride heat stabilizers. Agents and plasticizers, etc., and also raw materials for spices and medicines.
1. Basic physical and chemical information of myristanoic acid:
1. Properties: White to yellowish-white hard solid, occasionally shiny crystalline solid, or white to yellowish-white powder, odorless. Soluble in alcohol, ketone, ether, petroleum ether, insoluble in water.
2. Relative density (g/cm3, 70/4℃): 0.8525
3. Relative density (g/cm3, 54/4℃): 0.8622
4. Melting point (oC): 54
5. Boiling point (oC, 101.3kPa): 326
6. Boiling point (oC, 13.3kPa): 250.5
7. Boiling point (oC, 2.13kPa): 199
8. Refractive index (70oC): 1.4723
9. Flash point (oC): >110
10. Solubility: Insoluble in water, soluble in absolute ethanol, methanol, ether, petroleum ether, benzene, and chloroform.
11. Refractive index at room temperature (n25): 1.472370
12. Relative density (25℃, 4℃): 0.862254
13. Gas phase standard combustion heat (Enthalpy) (kJ·mol-1): -8816.9
14. Gas phase standard claims heat (enthalpy) (kJ·mol-1): -693.7
15. Liquid phase Standard heat of combustion (enthalpy) (kJ·mol-1): -8722.0
16. Liquid phase standard claimed heat (enthalpy) (kJ·mol-1): -788.7
17. Standard heat of combustion (enthalpy) of the crystal phase (kJ·mol-1): -8677.24
18. Standard heat of formation (enthalpy) of the crystal phase (kJ·mol-1): -833.49
19: Molecular mass: 228.37.
20. Molar refractive index: 68.47
21. Molar volume (cm3/mol): 254.2
22. Isotonic specific volume (90.2K): 610.9
23. Surface tension (dyne/cm): 33.3
24. Polarizability (10-24cm3): 27.14.
2. Toxicity:
1. Skin/eye irritation data: Standard Draize test human direct contact with skin: 75mg/3D (Intermittent) REACTIONSEVERITY: moderate;
Standard Draize test rabbit direct contact with eyes: 100mgREACTIONSEVERITY: mild .
2. Acute toxicity: Oral LD50 in rats: >10gm/kg, no detailed description except the lethal dose; Intravenous LC50 in mice: 432.6mg/kg, behavior – convulsion or epilepsy.
3. Mutagenicity data: Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunctionTEST system: Yeast-Saccharomyces cerevisiae: 2500ppb.
4. Irritating to eyes, respiratory system and skin.