Methyl elaidate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    1937-62-8

    Molecular formula
    C19H36O2

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCC/C=C/CCCCCCCC(=O)OC

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    7.6

    Molecular weight
    296.5 g/mol

  • Synonyms

    • METHYL ELAIDATE
    • 1937-62-8
    • Elaidic acid methyl ester
    • Methyl trans-9-octadecenoate
    • methyl (E)-octadec-9-enoate
    • 9-Octadecenoic acid, methyl ester, (9E)-
    • Elaidic acid, methyl ester
    • 9-Octadecenoic acid, methyl ester, (E)-
    • EINECS 217-712-4
    • Methyl 9(E)-Octadecenoate
    • AI3-36449
    • DTXSID40883778
    • TRANS-OLEIC ACID METHYL ESTER
    • 9(E)-OCTADECENOIC ACID METHYL ESTER
    • RefChem:817739
    • Methyl trans9octadecenoate
    • DTXCID60209395
    • 9Octadecenoic acid, methyl ester, (E)
    • 217-712-4
    • (E)-Methyl octadec-9-enoate
    • 2462-84-2
    • methyl (9E)-octadec-9-enoate
    • trans-9-Octadecenoic Acid Methyl Ester
    • MFCD00066521
    • trans-9-Octadecenoic methyl ester
    • 625736WPN1
    • Elaidic acid-methyl ester
    • methyl-9-octadecenoate
    • Oleic Acid-1-13C, Methyl Ester
    • Methyl (9E)-9-octadecenoate
    • 9-octadecenoate methyl
    • methyloctadec-9-enoate
    • Methyl (E)-9-Octadecenoate
    • methyl (9E)octadec-9-enoate
    • SCHEMBL627648
    • orb2279163
    • UNII-625736WPN1
    • MSK1839
    • CHEBI:177481
    • CAA46284
    • HY-N7861
    • Methyl elaidate, analytical standard
    • EBC-46126
    • AKOS002676449
    • (E)-octadec-9-enoic acid methyl ester
    • Octadecenoic acid methyl ester, 9-(E)-
    • LS-14746
    • Methyl elaidate, >=99% (capillary GC)
    • SY052944
    • CS-0138595
    • CS-0368444
    • NS00012952
    • O0226
    • ST51037245
    • EN300-83039
    • D91837
    • EN300-7420463
    • Q27891777
    • 1BC8F548-0D8F-42D0-8028-21FFDDF0626E
    • trans-9-Octadecenoic acid methyl ester, certified reference material, 10 mg/mL in heptane, ampule of 1 mL
    • 2462-84-2

  • Applications

    Methyl elaidate (CAS 1937-62-8) is the methyl ester of trans-9-octadecenoic acid. In industry, it can serve as an intermediate in the synthesis of specialty chemicals; as a fatty ester feedstock for biodiesel production; as a base stock or functional additive in lubricants and plasticizers for polymers; as an emollient ingredient in cosmetics/personal care formulations; as a nonpolar solvent or carrier for lipophilic ingredients in fragrance and flavor formulations; and as a reference material or analytical standard for methods profiling fatty acid esters.

    gpt-5-nano

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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