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C14H28O2
228.37 g/mol
Food AdditiveWarning

Tetradecanoic acid

CAS544-63-8EC208-875-2
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Organic Acid
Primary Use
Food emulsifier and flavor ingredient

Tetradecanoic acid, also known as myristic acid, is a common saturated fatty acid. It is used as a food emulsifier and flavor ingredient.

Food emulsifierFlavor ingredient

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Safety Reference

Harmful
Harmful
Warning
H319Causes serious eye irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

tetradecanoic acid

InChIKey

TUNFSRHWOTWDNC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O

Synonyms (49)
  • Myristic acid, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
  • 1-Tridecanecarboxylate
  • 1-Tridecanecarboxylic acid
  • 1-tetradecanecarboxylic acid
  • 3usx
  • 3v2n
  • 3w9k
  • Acid, Myristic
  • Acid, Tetradecanoic
  • Crodacid
  • Edenor C 14
  • Emery 655
  • Hydrofol acid 1495
  • Hystrene 9014
  • Hystrene 9514
  • Lead dimyristate
  • MYRISTIC ACID
  • MYRISTIC ACID [MART.]
  • MYRISTIC-14-13C ACID
  • Myristic Acid, Reagent
  • Myristic acid (8CI)
  • Myristic acid (Standard)
  • Myristic acid (natural)
  • Myristic acid, >=98.0% (GC)
  • Myristic acid, ?99%
  • Myristic acid, Sigma Grade
  • Myristic acid, pure
  • Myristic acid, puriss.
  • Myristinsaeure
  • Philacid 1400
  • Prifac 2942
  • Tetradecanoic (Myristic) acid
  • Tetradecanoic acid
  • Tetradecanoic acid (9CI)
  • Univol U 316S
  • acide tetradecanoique
  • miristic acid
  • myristoate
  • myristoic acid
  • n-Tetradecan-1-oic acid
  • n-Tetradecanoate
  • n-Tetradecanoic acid
  • n-Tetradecoic acid
  • tetradecoic acid
  • tridecanecarboxylic acid