myristyl alcohol
Also known as tetradecan-1-ol, tetradecyl alcohol, 1-hydroxytetradecan, n-Tetradecanol, n-Tetradecyl alcohol, n-Tetradecanol-1, Myristic alcohol, 1-Tetradecyl alcohol
1-Tetradecanol, or commonly myristyl alcohol (from Myristica fragrans – the nutmeg plant), is a straight-chain saturated fatty alcohol, with the molecular formula CH3(CH2)12CH2OH. It is a white waxy solid that is practically insoluble in water, soluble in diethyl ether, and slightly soluble in ethanol.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C14H30O
- Molecular weight
- 214.39 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- tetradecan-1-ol
- SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCCCCCCO
- InChIKey
- HLZKNKRTKFSKGZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 6.2
- Polar surface area
- 20.2 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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1-Tetradecanol, or commonly myristyl alcohol (from Myristica fragrans – the nutmeg plant), is a straight-chain saturated fatty alcohol, with the molecular formula CH3(CH2)12CH2OH. It is a white waxy solid that is practically insoluble in water, soluble in diethyl ether, and slightly soluble in ethanol.
==Production== 1-Tetradecanol may be prepared by the hydrogenation of myristic acid (or its esters); myristic acid itself can be found in nutmeg (from where it gains its name) but is also present in palm kernel oil and coconut oil and it is from these that the majority of 1-tetradecanol is produced. It may also be produced from petrochemical feedstocks via the Ziegler process.