1-Tetradecanol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    112-72-1

    Molecular formula
    C14H30O

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCCCCCCCO

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

    Environmental Hazard
    Environmental

    Retention indicies (RI)

    • DB5: 1677.67
    • Carbowax: 2159.67

  • Odor profile

    Waxy 74.07%
    Fatty 65.17%
    Oily 62.35%
    Floral 55.89%
    Fruity 51.82%
    Citrus 40.91%
    Clean 40.02%
    Sweet 37.38%
    Rose 37.01%
    Fresh 36.36%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    6.2

    Molecular weight
    214.39 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Melting point expt.

    • 99.7 °F (USCG, 1999)
    • 37.7 °C
    • Liquid Molar Volume = 0.2604 cu m/kmol (determined at the triple point); IG Heat of Formation = -4.8409X10+8 J/kmol; Heat of Fusion at Melting Point = 4.9510X10+7 J/kmol (determined for the beta form)
    • 39.5 °C

    Boiling point

    • 505.8 °F at 760 mmHg (USCG, 1999)
    • 295.8 °C

    Flash point est.
    138.18 ˚C

    Flash point expt.

    • 285 °F (USCG, 1999)
    • 140.5 °C
    • 285 °F (141 °C) (Open cup)

    Solubility expt.

    • In water, 1.91X10-1 mg/L at 25 °C
    • In water, 0.30 mg/L at 25 °C
    • Very soluble in ethanol, ether, acetone, benzene, chloroform
    • Soluble in ether, slightly soluble in alcohol

  • Synonyms

    • 1-TETRADECANOL
    • Tetradecan-1-ol
    • 112-72-1
    • Myristyl alcohol
    • Tetradecanol
    • Tetradecyl alcohol
    • n-Tetradecanol
    • Myristic alcohol
    • n-Tetradecyl alcohol
    • Lanette K
    • Loxanol V
    • n-Tetradecanol-1
    • n-Tetradecan-1-ol
    • 1-Hydroxytetradecane
    • Alfol 14
    • kalcohl 40
    • Dytol R-52
    • Lanette 14
    • Alcohol(C14)
    • tetradecan1-ol
    • Polyethylene monoalcohol
    • 1-Tetradecyl alcohol
    • Tetradecanol (7CI)
    • Kalcohl 4098
    • Adol 18
    • Lorol C 14
    • Kalcol 4098
    • Myristyl alcohol [NF]
    • Conol 1495
    • HSDB 5168
    • Tetradecanol-1
    • Nacol 14-95
    • NSC 8549
    • NSC-8549
    • EINECS 204-000-3
    • MFCD00004757
    • EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 001510
    • Philcohol 1400
    • Lorol C14
    • DTXSID9026926
    • CHEBI:77417
    • AI3-00943
    • Epal 14
    • Myristyl alcohol (NF)
    • MYRISTYL ALCOHOL [II]
    • MYRISTYL ALCOHOL [MI]
    • MYRISTYL ALCOHOL [FCC]
    • DTXCID406926
    • MYRISTYL ALCOHOL [HSDB]
    • 27196-00-5
    • MYRISTYL ALCOHOL [MART.]
    • NSC8549
    • MYRISTYL ALCOHOL [USP-RS]
    • MYRISTYL ALCOHOL [WHO-DD]
    • V42034O9PU
    • 4-01-00-01864 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
    • C14 alcohol
    • MYRISTYL ALCOHOL (II)
    • MYRISTYL ALCOHOL (MART.)
    • MYRISTYL ALCOHOL (USP-RS)
    • Myristyl alcohol; n-Tetradecan-1-ol
    • CAS-112-72-1
    • C14-15 alcohol
    • BRN 1742652
    • UNII-S4827SZE3L
    • nTetradecanol
    • 1tetradecanol
    • nTetradecanol1
    • UNII-V42034O9PU
    • tetradecylalcohol
    • 1Hydroxytetradecane
    • nTetradecyl alcohol
    • EINECS 267-019-6
    • EINECS 268-107-7
    • EINECS 272-490-6
    • EINECS 275-983-4
    • Dytol R52
    • Myristyl cetyl alcohol
    • 1-Tetradecanol, 97%
    • SDA 15-060-00
    • EC 204-000-3
    • EC 616-261-4
    • SCHEMBL20286
    • CHEMBL24022
    • S4827SZE3L
    • WLN: Q14
    • MYRISTYL ALCOHOL [INCI]
    • DTXSID0042456
    • 14 OH
    • EINECS 267-009-1
    • EINECS 269-790-4
    • Tox21_201842
    • Tox21_300538
    • LMFA05000041
    • STL453593
    • AKOS009031495
    • CS-W004294
    • HY-W004294
    • NCGC00164345-01
    • NCGC00164345-02
    • NCGC00164345-03
    • NCGC00254322-01
    • NCGC00259391-01
    • BP-30124
    • DA-59961
    • (USEPA/OPP Pesticide Code: 001510)
    • 1-Tetradecanol, purum, >=95.0% (GC)
    • NS00002926
    • T0084
    • EN300-19955
    • 1-Tetradecanol, Selectophore(TM), >=99.0%
    • D05097
    • D77653
    • Q161683
    • F7FCB87C-0FA4-412A-BC8C-BE5C952BC1E0
    • Myristyl alcohol, United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard
    • Myristyl Alcohol, Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material
    • 204-000-3
    • 248-318-0

  • Applications

    1-Tetradecanol (myristyl alcohol, CAS 112-72-1) is widely used as an emollient, skin-conditioning agent, and viscosity modifier in cosmetics and personal care (creams, lipsticks, conditioners), as a co-emulsifier that enhances spreadability; as an intermediate to make nonionic fatty-alcohol ethoxylates for detergents, cleaners, and wetting agents, and to form esters (e.g., myristyl myristate) that improve stability, shine, and fragrance retention; as a lubricant and processing aid in plastics, rubber, metalworking fluids, and mold-release systems; as a wetting/defoaming agent and processing auxiliary in textile, leather, and paper operations; as a carrier/emulsifier in agrochemical formulations; in waxes, polishes, inks, and coatings to boost water repellency, slip, and gloss; as a fragrance carrier/fixative; as a pharmaceutical excipient/co-solvent; and, thanks to its melting point around 38–39 °C, as a phase-change material for thermal energy storage and temperature-regulating packaging, textiles, and electronics.

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1060.31
    methanol 558.29
    isopropanol 1749.2
    water 0.01
    ethyl acetate 1953.65
    n-propanol 1438.81
    acetone 2015.19
    n-butanol 1722.07
    acetonitrile 587.95
    DMF 1112.94
    toluene 607.46
    isobutanol 1349.62
    1,4-dioxane 2119.82
    methyl acetate 939.54
    THF 5704.95
    2-butanone 1852.04
    n-pentanol 1063.28
    sec-butanol 1669.93
    n-hexane 1554.87
    ethylene glycol 35.75
    NMP 1224.98
    cyclohexane 2834.32
    DMSO 2146.0
    n-butyl acetate 2904.21
    n-octanol 618.67
    chloroform 2709.82
    n-propyl acetate 2027.66
    acetic acid 439.65
    dichloromethane 2654.7
    cyclohexanone 3499.94
    propylene glycol 148.26
    isopropyl acetate 1625.84
    DMAc 849.75
    2-ethoxyethanol 981.79
    isopentanol 1734.37
    n-heptane 1704.03
    ethyl formate 695.37
    1,2-dichloroethane 2407.14
    n-hexanol 1451.57
    2-methoxyethanol 1328.77
    isobutyl acetate 1218.06
    tetrachloromethane 884.75
    n-pentyl acetate 1705.83
    transcutol 3335.89
    n-heptanol 755.62
    ethylbenzene 471.5
    MIBK 1554.39
    2-propoxyethanol 1494.09
    tert-butanol 2672.45
    MTBE 2851.1
    2-butoxyethanol 1158.44
    propionic acid 603.51
    o-xylene 434.67
    formic acid 37.13
    diethyl ether 3112.46
    m-xylene 461.81
    p-xylene 606.78
    chlorobenzene 785.97
    dimethyl carbonate 190.58
    n-octane 382.17
    formamide 87.88
    cyclopentanone 3128.79
    2-pentanone 2496.56
    anisole 694.16
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 3083.51
    gamma-butyrolactone 2328.53
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1542.92
    pyridine 1561.48
    3-pentanone 1478.3
    furfural 1213.18
    n-dodecane 120.91
    diethylene glycol 419.8
    diisopropyl ether 1280.5
    tert-amyl alcohol 1917.23
    acetylacetone 1459.09
    n-hexadecane 148.78
    acetophenone 679.13
    methyl propionate 1032.0
    isopentyl acetate 2330.49
    trichloroethylene 2630.64
    n-nonanol 586.73
    cyclohexanol 2166.65
    benzyl alcohol 440.55
    2-ethylhexanol 1348.88
    isooctanol 799.64
    dipropyl ether 4404.77
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 797.79
    ethyl lactate 453.92
    propylene carbonate 1260.13
    n-methylformamide 413.98
    2-pentanol 1681.77
    n-pentane 1025.73
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 2033.21
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1419.76
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 620.58
    mesitylene 386.89
    ε-caprolactone 2365.98
    p-cymene 500.43
    epichlorohydrin 2479.25
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 2412.42
    2-aminoethanol 194.3
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1217.95
    sulfolane 2762.37
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 315.95
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 3985.2
    n-hexyl acetate 1566.78
    isooctane 296.64
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1019.73
    sec-butyl acetate 1472.15
    tert-butyl acetate 1934.17
    decalin 520.26
    glycerin 167.67
    diglyme 2235.43
    acrylic acid 278.59
    isopropyl myristate 611.88
    n-butyric acid 1887.31
    acetyl acetate 729.06
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 296.6
    ethyl propionate 1579.38
    nitromethane 810.18
    1,2-diethoxyethane 2593.99
    benzonitrile 672.24
    trioctyl phosphate 311.13
    1-bromopropane 2783.93
    gamma-valerolactone 2729.45
    n-decanol 399.4
    triethyl phosphate 668.43
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 947.92
    propionitrile 953.06
    vinylene carbonate 724.23
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1313.11
    DMS 501.07
    cumene 361.21
    2-octanol 635.43
    2-hexanone 1916.6
    octyl acetate 628.28
    limonene 1133.23
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2615.19
    ethyl orthosilicate 784.6
    tributyl phosphate 435.69
    diacetone alcohol 1484.32
    N,N-dimethylaniline 502.94
    acrylonitrile 647.23
    aniline 608.5
    1,3-propanediol 536.77
    bromobenzene 935.85
    dibromomethane 2413.38
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 2842.72
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1189.01
    tetrabutyl urea 552.17
    diisobutyl methanol 1035.65
    2-phenylethanol 552.0
    styrene 542.08
    dioctyl adipate 710.01
    dimethyl sulfate 363.73
    ethyl butyrate 2509.64
    methyl lactate 306.63
    butyl lactate 875.39
    diethyl carbonate 1032.69
    propanediol butyl ether 646.9
    triethyl orthoformate 1625.42
    p-tert-butyltoluene 493.97
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 674.66
    morpholine 3180.41
    tert-butylamine 2215.29
    n-dodecanol 296.46
    dimethoxymethane 1165.07
    ethylene carbonate 889.55
    cyrene 490.89
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1265.28
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1993.98
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 822.69
    4-methylpyridine 1406.41
    dibutyl ether 2465.12
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 1035.65
    DEF 1914.21
    dimethyl isosorbide 1172.47
    tetrachloroethylene 1891.09
    eugenol 487.82
    triacetin 877.66
    span 80 707.08
    1,4-butanediol 181.01
    1,1-dichloroethane 2429.53
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 958.37
    methyl formate 248.66
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1407.53
    n-decane 324.88
    butyronitrile 1576.51
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 815.64
    1-chlorooctane 859.33
    1-chlorotetradecane 262.0
    n-nonane 387.0
    undecane 181.91
    tert-butylcyclohexane 445.54
    cyclooctane 684.39
    cyclopentanol 1977.14
    tetrahydropyran 5331.97
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1802.09
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1122.55
    1-hexene 2367.01
    2-isopropoxyethanol 925.16
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 122.97
    methyl butyrate 2136.46

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1 4

IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 No restriction Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 No restriction Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 No restriction
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 No restriction Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
 No restriction
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
 No restriction
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 No restriction
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 No restriction Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
 No restriction

Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Amomum koenigii Amomum koenigii J.F. Gmelin, fam. Zingiberaceae 0.7%
Rue (Malaysia) 1 8014-29-7 Ruta graveolens L., fam. Rutaceae 0.17%
Rosa rugosa Rosa rugosa Thunb., var. plena Regel, fam. Rosaceae 0.01%
Apple flower Malus arnoldiana (Rehd) Sarg. var. Redgold, fam. Rosaceae 0.01%
Angelica root (Finland) 4 8015-64-3 Angelica archangelica L. var. archangelica, fam. Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) 0.1%
Angelica root (Finland) 3 8015-64-3 Angelica archangelica L. var. sativa, fam. Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) 1.1%
Daphne tangutica flower concrete (China) Daphne tangutica Maxim., fam. Thymelaeaceae 0.15%
Rhubarb root Rheum palmatum L., fam. Polygonaceae 0.01%
Boronia megastigma 91771-36-7 Boronia megastigma Nees., fam. Rutaceae 0.1%
Rose (India) 1 8007-01-7 Rosa damascena Mill., fam. Rosaceae 0.29%
Rue (Cuba) 8014-29-7 Ruta graveolens L., fam. Rutaceae 0.06%
Rose (Bulgaria) 4a 8007-01-0 Rosa damascena Mill., fam. Rosaceae 0.1%
Rose (Bulgaria) 4b 8007-01-0 Rosa damascena Mill., fam. Rosaceae 0.4%
Clementine (Italy) 3a Citrus clementina Hort. ex Tan., cultivar Oroval, fam. Rutaceae 0.01%
Clementine (Italy) 3b Citrus clementina Hort. ex Tan., cultivar Monreal, fam. Rutaceae 0.01%
Clementine (Italy) 3c Citrus clementina Hort. ex Tan., cultivar Comune, fam. Rutaceae 0.01%
Clementine (Uruguay) 1a Citrus clementina Hort. ex Tan., cultivar Nules, fam. Rutaceae 0.01%
Clementine (Uruguay) 1b Citrus clementina Hort. ex Tan., cultivar Comune, fam. Rutaceae 0.01%
Phaeomeria speciosa Phaeomeria speciosa Koord., (Etlingera elatior (Jack) R.M. Smith), Zingib. 2.79%
Cochlospermum planchonii tubercle Cochlospermum planchonii A.Rich, fam. Bixaceae (Cochlospermaceae) 1.0%
Cochlospermum tinctorium tubercle Cochlospermum tinctorium (Hook.), fam. Bixaceae (Cochlospermaceae) 0.4%
St. John's wort (Yugoslavia) 84082-80-4 Hypericum perforatum L., fam. Guttiferae (Hypericaceae) 4.1%
Cerastium candidissimum (Greece) Cerastium candidissimum Correns, fam. Caryophyllaceae 1.1%
Leea guineensis (Cameroon) 1b leaf Leea guineensis G. Don, fam. Leeaceae 0.4%
Bergamot (Italy, Calabria) 8 8007-75-8 Citrus bergamia Risso et Poiteau, fam. Rutaceae 0.01%
Cnidium officinale (Korea) Cnidium officinale Makino, fam. Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) 0.1%
Pinus canariensis (Spain-Tenerife) Pinus canariensis Sweet ex Sprengel, fam. Pinaceae 0.01%