Tetradecanal is a long-chain fatty aldehyde that is tetradecane in which two hydrogens attached to a terminal carbon are replaced by an oxo group.
Definition
Tetradecanal is a long-chain fatty aldehyde that is tetradecane in which two hydrogens attached to a terminal carbon are replaced by an oxo group. It is found in coriander. It has a role as a plant metabolite and a bacterial metabolite. It is a long-chain fatty aldehyde and a 2,3-saturated fatty aldehyde. It derives from a hydride of a tetradecane.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 44AJ2LT15N · registered name MYRISTALDEHYDE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 124-25-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 204-692-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID1021665
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID101665
- IUPAC
- Tetradecanal
- Molecular formula
- C14H28O
- Molecular weight
- 212.377 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Solid · colourless to pale yellow liquid/fatty, orris-like odour
- Boiling point
- 166.00 °C. @ 24.00 mm Hg · 260 °C
- Melting point
- 30 °C
- Solubility
- soluble inmost organic solvents, Insoluble in water · 1 ml in 1 ml of 80% alcohol (in ethanol)
- Density
- 0.825-0.830
- Melting/freezing point
- 30 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 166 ℃
- Flash point
- 110 ℃
- Water solubility
- 0.1481 ㎎/ℓ ( (calculated))
- Molecular weight
- 212.38
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 5 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Fragrance3
- Flavouring and nutrient2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 15
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
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