Isopropyl myristate

Structural formula
General
Surname	Isopropyl myristate
other names	Isopropyl myristate ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE ( INCI )
Molecular formula	C 17 H 34 O 2
Brief description	colorless and odorless liquid
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 110-27-0 EC number 203-751-4 ECHA InfoCard 100.003.412 PubChem 8042 ChemSpider 7751 DrugBank DB13966 Wikidata Q416222
properties
Molar mass	270.46 g mol −1
Physical state	liquid
density	0.853 g cm −3 (20 ° C)
Melting point	0-1 ° C
boiling point	140 ° C (3 mbar )
Vapor pressure	<1 hPa (20 ° C)
solubility	practically insoluble in water (0.05 mg l −1 at 20 ° C) miscible with dichloromethane, chloroform, ethanol, diethyl ether, fatty oils and with liquid paraffin
Refractive index	1.433 (25 ° C)
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances no GHS pictograms H and P phrases H: no H-phrases P: no P-phrases
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . Refractive index: Na-D line , 20 ° C

Isopropyl myristic ester is a chemical compound from the group of carboxylic acid esters and is an ester of myristic acid .

Occurrence

Isopropyl myristate comes naturally z. B. in butter , palm kernel oil and coconut fat .

The pulp (right) of the coconut is rich in coconut oil.

Extraction and presentation

Isopropyl myristate can be obtained by esterifying myristic acid with isopropanol or by transesterifying methyl myristic acid with isopropanol.

properties

Isopropyl myristate is a colorless, odorless liquid and is the isopropyl ester of myristic acid. It has a viscosity of 5-6 mPa · s at 20 ° C and a saponification number of 202-212 mg KOH / g. The flash point is> 150 ° C, the decomposition temperature is 208 ° C.

use

Isopropyl myristate is used as a synthetic chemical. It is used in cosmetics as a spreading and refatting agent and as a solubilizer. It is also used in the local treatment of pediculosis (head lice infestation).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Entry on ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE in the CosIng database of the EU Commission, accessed on December 28, 2019.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h} Entry on isopropyl myristate in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on December 22, 2019(JavaScript required) .
3. ↑ ^{a b} David R. Lide (Ed.): CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics . 89th edition. (Internet version: 2009), CRC Press / Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, FL, Physical Constants of Organic Compounds, pp. 3-316.
4. ^ Isopropyl myristate ( Memento of October 12, 2009 in the Internet Archive ).
5. ↑ ^{a b} Isopropyl myristate (chemistry master) .
6. ↑ Mohammed Jimoh, Harvey Arellano Garcia, Günter Wozny, Heiko Bock, Bernhard Gutsche: Transesterification of methyl myristate in a continuous reactive distillation column , in: European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology , 1999 , Volume 101 Issue 2, pp. 50-56 ; doi : 10.1002 / (SICI) 1521-4133 (19992) 101: 2 <50 :: AID-LIPI50> 3.0.CO; 2-8 .
7. ^ Isopropyl myristate (Trigon) ( Memento from December 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive ).
8. ↑ Isopropyl Myristate (Committee to Evaluate Drugs) ( Memento of the original from January 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 44 kB).