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
Warning
H319Causes serious eye irritation
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for Tetradecanoic acid (CAS 544-63-8) is 2915.90, 3823.19.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2915.90, 3823.19
EU CN code (8-digit)
2915 90 90, 3823 19 90
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
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
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