Ethyl Myristate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    124-06-1

    Molecular formula
    C16H32O2

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC
    OO

    Retention indicies (RI)

    • DB5: 1795.0
    • Carbowax: 2034.75

  • Odor profile

    fatty 77.95%
    waxy 75.06%
    oily 71.33%
    fruity 53.58%
    sweet 51.04%
    creamy 45.83%
    winey 38.22%
    dairy 35.52%
    cognac 35.13%
    coconut 31.82%

    Scent© AI

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    6.7 Well soluble in IPM, DOA, IPP

    Molecular weight
    256.42 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • 0.0001 hPa @ 20°C
    • 0.0002 hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Melting point expt.

    • 12.3 °C

    Boiling point

    • 178.00 to 180.00 °C. @ 12.00 mm Hg

    Solubility expt.

    • Slightly soluble in ether
    • 1ml in 1ml 95% ethanol (in ethanol)

  • Synonyms

    • Ethyl myristate
    • Ethyl tetradecanoate
    • 124-06-1
    • Tetradecanoic acid, ethyl ester
    • Myristic acid ethyl ester
    • Myristic acid, ethyl ester
    • Ethyl N-tetradecanoate
    • FEMA No. 2445
    • Ethyl myristate (natural)
    • NSC 8917
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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
Genet absolute 1 8023-80-1 Spartium junceum L., fam. Leguminosae (Papilionaceae) 1.91%
Nigella sativa seed Nigella sativa L., fam. Ranunculaceae 0.22%
Osmanthus absolute 68917-05-5 Osmanthus fragrans (Thunb.) Lour., fam. Oleaceae 0.2%
Rosa rugosa Rosa rugosa Thunb., var. plena Regel, fam. Rosaceae 0.01%
Etrog, leaf Citrus medica L., cultivar ethrog Engl., fam. Rutaceae 0.24%
Orange leaf, sweet (Israel) 3 Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck, cultivar Valencia late, fam. Rutaceae 0.03%
Orange leaf, sweet (Israel) 1 Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck, cultivar Jaffa (Shamouti), fam. Rutaceae 0.01%
Orange leaf, sweet (Israel) 2 Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck, cultivar Ruby (Blood orange), fam. Rutaceae 0.05%
Mandarin leaf (Petitgrain mandarin.) (Israel) 1 Citrus reticulata Blanco, cultivar Balady, fam. Rutaceae 0.18%
Mandarin leaf (Petitgrain mandarin.) (Israel) 2 Citrus reticulata Blanco, cultivar Yussuf Effendy, fam. Rutaceae 0.11%
Mandarin leaf (Petitgrain mandarin.) (Israel) 3 Citrus reticulata Blanco, cultivar Dancy, fam. Rutaceae 0.14%
Mandarin leaf (Petitgrain mandarin.) (Israel) 4 Citrus reticulata Blanco, cultivar Maya, fam. Rutaceae 0.05%
Mandarin leaf (Petitgrain mandarin.) (Israel) 5 Citrus reticulata Blanco, cultivar Clementine, Rutaceae 0.88%
Mandarin leaf (Petitgrain mandarin.) (Israel) 6 Citrus reticulata Blanco, cultivar Michal, fam. Rutaceae 0.41%
Mandarin leaf (Petitgrain mandarin.) (Israel) 7 Citrus reticulata Blanco, cultivar Nectarine, fam. Rutaceae 0.06%
Narcissus poeticus absolute 8023-75-4 Narcissus poeticus L., fam. Amaryllidaceae 0.1%
Coriander fruit (Finland) 1 8008-52-4 Coriandrum sativum L., fam. Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) 0.59%
Pistacia lentiscus (Israel) 1b leaf 90082-83-0 Pistacia lentiscus L., fam. Anacardiaceae 1.97%
Dendranthema vestitum flower absolute (China) Dendranthema vestitum (Hemsl.) Ling ex Shih, fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 1.43%
Mango (India) 1a cv. Langra 90063-86-8 Mangifera indica L. cv. Langra, fam. Anacardiaceae 2.3%
Kewda (India) Pandanus fascicularis Lam., var. fascilarris, fam. Pandanaceae 0.05%
Soursop, fruit Annona muricata L., fam. Annonaceae 0.05%
Geneps fruit (Cuba) Melicocca bijuga L., fam. Sapindaceae 0.01%
Soursop, wild fruit Annona montana Macf., fam. Annonaceae 0.01%
Ambarella fruit (Brazil) Spondias cytherea Sonnerat, fam. Anarcardiaceae 0.05%