Tetradecanal
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| Surname | Tetradecanal | |||||||||||||||
| other names |
Myristyl aldehyde |
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| Molecular formula | C 14 H 28 O | |||||||||||||||
| Brief description |
white solid |
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| Molar mass | 212.37 g mol −1 | |||||||||||||||
| Physical state |
firmly |
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| density |
0.832 g cm −3 |
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| Melting point |
30 ° C |
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| boiling point |
260 ° C |
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| solubility |
practically insoluble in water (0.0015 g l −1 at 25 ° C) |
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Tetradecanal is a chemical compound from the group of aldehydes .
Occurrence
Tetradecanal occurs naturally in the essential oils of Ocotea usambarensis and Pinus sabiniana , as well as in kumquat peel, ginger , chicken fat, hop oil , apricot, citrus peel oils and juices, blueberries , blackberries , cucumber , cassia leaves, Parmesan cheese, milk powder and others .
Extraction and presentation
Tetradecanal, by reduction of myristic be won.
properties
Tetradecanal is a white, flammable, hardly flammable solid that is practically insoluble in water.
use
Tetradecanal is used as a flavoring agent.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Entry on tetradecanal in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on January 8, 2020(JavaScript required) .
- ↑ Entry on Tetradecanal at TCI Europe, accessed on November 5, 2017.
- ^ Entry by Tetradecanal on the Environmental Protection Agency website accessed on April 11, 2020
- ↑ a b c George A. Burdock: Fenaroli's Handbook of Flavor Ingredients, Fourth Edition . CRC Press, 2001, ISBN 978-1-4398-6327-5 , pp. 1273 ( limited preview in Google Book search).