Arachidic Acid Methyl Ester

CAS: 1120-28-1

Ref. TR-A764980

Product Information

• Name: Arachidic Acid Methyl Ester
• Synonyms: methyl icosanoate, Ai3-36455, Arachic acid methyl ester, C20:0 Fame, Eicosanoic acid, methyl ester, Methyl arachate, Methyl arachidate, Methyl eicosanate, Methyl eicosanoate, n-Eicosanoic acid methyl ester

Description

Applications Arachidic Acid Methyl Ester is used in biological studies to evaluate the antioxidant activity and chemical compounds of Capsicum annuum acuminatum during fruit ripening. This is the methyl analog of arachidic acid, which is used for the production of detergents, photographic materials and lubricants.
References Conforti, F., et al.: Food Chem., 102, 1096 (2007); Kumar, S. R., et al.: J Chemtracks., 13, 277 (2011); Poyarkova, T.N., et al: J. App. Chem. 85, 1259 (2012);

• Brand: TRC

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 326.56
• Formula: C₂₁H₄₂O₂
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C21H42O2/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21(22)23-2/h3-20H2,1-2H3
• InChI key: InChIKey=QGBRLVONZXHAKJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC