N-(tetradecanoyl)ethanolamine is an N-(long-chain-acyl)ethanolamine resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of tetradecanoic acid (myristic acid) with the amino group of ethanolamine.
Definition
N-(tetradecanoyl)ethanolamine is an N-(long-chain-acyl)ethanolamine resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of tetradecanoic acid (myristic acid) with the amino group of ethanolamine. It is a N-(long-chain-acyl)ethanolamine and a N-(saturated fatty acyl)ethanolamine. It is functionally related to a tetradecanoic acid.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 6CYG57WXZ0 · registered name MYRISTIC MONOETHANOLAMIDE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report Isostearamide DEA & MEA, Myristamide DEA & MEA, and Stearamide DEA & MEA
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Ethanolamides as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 142-58-5
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 205-546-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID0042452
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID8022452
- IUPAC
- N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)tetradecanamide
- Molecular formula
- C16H33NO2
- Molecular weight
- 271.445 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Other Solid
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
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.
- Surfactant (surface active agent)2
- Anti-static agent1
- Viscosity modifier1
- Foamant1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 14
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- PubChem 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata