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Methyl oleate

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Methyl cis-9-octadecenoate, Oleic acid methyl ester

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)7CH=CH(CH2)7CO2CH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
296.49
Beilstein:
1727037
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

vapor pressure

10 mmHg ( 205 °C)

Assay

≥98.5% (GC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.452 (lit.)
n20/D 1.452

bp

218 °C/20 mmHg (lit.)

density

0.874 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.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CCCCCCCC\C=C/CCCCCCCC(=O)OC

InChI

1S/C19H36O2/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19(20)21-2/h10-11H,3-9,12-18H2,1-2H3/b11-10-

InChI key

QYDYPVFESGNLHU-KHPPLWFESA-N

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General description

Methyl oleate is a methyl ester of the monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA), oleic acid, which is abundantly found in dietary fats and oils.

Application

This analytical standard can also be used as follows:

  • Determination of free fatty acids in plasma samples following their methylation by gas chromatography (GC)
  • 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
  • Simultaneous determination of fatty acid methyl esters in commercial food oil samples by gas chromatography-vacuum ultraviolet (GC-VUV) spectroscopy
  • Measurement of fatty acid methyl ester composition of various edible oil samples by 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) spectroscopy combined with partial least squares (PLS) 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

Refer to the product′s Certificate of Analysis for more information on a suitable instrument technique. Contact Technical Service for further support.

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

235.4 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

113.0 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Selective transesterification of triolein with methanol to methyl oleate and glycerol using alumina loaded with alkali metal salt as a solid-base catalyst
Ebiura T, et al.
Applied Catalysis A: General, 283(1), 111-116 (2005)
Selective hydrogenation of methyl oleate into unsaturated alcohols: Relationships between catalytic properties and composition of cobalt?tin catalysts
Pouilloux.Y, et al.
Catalysis Today, 63(1), 87-100 (2000)
Annapurna Kumari et al.
Biotechnology for biofuels, 2(1), 1-1 (2009-01-16)
Transesterification of Jatropha oil was carried out in t-butanol solvent using immobilized lipase from Enterobacter aerogenes. The presence of t-butanol significantly reduced the negative effects caused by both methanol and glycerol. The effects of various reaction parameters on transesterification of
Farshad Darvishi et al.
New biotechnology, 28(6), 756-760 (2011-02-18)
The yeast Yarrowia lipolytica degrades efficiently low-cost hydrophobic substrates for the production of various added-value products such as lipases. To obtain yeast strains producing high levels of extracellular lipase, Y. lipolytica DSM3286 was subjected to mutation using ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS)
Cyril Thurier et al.
ChemSusChem, 1(1-2), 118-122 (2008-07-09)
Unsaturated vegetable oils are an attractive renewable feedstock, and the selective cleavage of unsaturated fatty esters is an important transformation in this respect. The efficient and selective cross-metathesis of methyl oleate with ethylene was achieved under mild conditions with ruthenium-alkylidene

Protocols

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

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