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W504807

Sigma-Aldrich

Methyl stearate

≥96%, FG

Synonym(s):

Methyl octadecanoate, Stearic acid methyl ester

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)16CO2CH3
CAS Number:
112-61-8
Molecular Weight:
298.50
Beilstein:
1786213
EC Number:
203-990-4
MDL number:
MFCD00009005
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
PubChem Substance ID:
24902019
Flavis number:
9.651
NACRES:
NA.21

biological source

synthetic

Quality Level

400

grade

FG
Halal

reg. compliance

EU Regulation 1334/2008 & 872/2012
FDA 21 CFR 110

Assay

≥96%

bp

181-182 °C/4 mmHg (lit.)

mp

37-41 °C (lit.)

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

Documentation

see Safety & Documentation for available documents

food allergen

no known allergens

Organoleptic

oily; waxy

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC

InChI

1S/C19H38O2/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19(20)21-2/h3-18H2,1-2H3

InChI key

HPEUJPJOZXNMSJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Methyl stearate is one of the key fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) component of biodiesel fuel produced by the transesterification of triglyceride oil and a primary alcohol. It is reported to occur in the volatile oil of Rheum palmatum L rhizomes and Ziziphus spina-christi leaves.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

230.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

110.0 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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JAN Code

W504807-BULK:
W504807-1KG:
W504807-5KG:
W504807-VAR:
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SHBR6219
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SHBP1984
SHBM6195
SHBL8357

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Volatile components of the rhizomes of Rheum palmatum L.
Miyazawa M, et al.
Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 11(1), 57-60 (1996)
Density and speed of sound measurements on five fatty acid methyl esters at 83 kPa and temperatures from (278.15 to 338.15) K.
Ott LS, et al.
Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 53(10), 2412-2416 (2008)
Volatile constituents of the leaves of Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Willd. from Bushehr, Iran.
Ghannadi A, et al.
J. Essent. Oil Res., 15(3), 191-192 (2003)
Jian-Rong Wang et al.
Journal of microbiology and biotechnology, 25(6), 845-855 (2015-01-16)
The present study describes the gene cloning and high-level expression of an alkaline and thermostable lipase gene from Trichosporon coremiiforme V3. Nucleotide analysis revealed that this lipase gene has an open reading frame of 1,692 bp without any introns, encoding
Sonja Klee et al.
Rapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM, 28(14), 1591-1600 (2014-06-05)
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