Molecule record

MYRISTIC ACID

C14H28O2

228.37 g/mol

2D structure for MYRISTIC ACID

Molecular properties

Formula
C14H28O2
Molar mass
228.37 g·mol−1
Exact mass
228.2089 Da
1
1
2
37.30 Ų
5.3 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
CAS
544-63-8
PubChem CID
11005

Interactions

Polarity
Often polar; exact polarity depends on size, substitution, and ionization state.
Acid-base behavior
Review ionizable groups and pKa data where available; ChemForge does not infer definitive acid-base state from identity alone.
Intermolecular forces
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Functional groups

Alcohol
Carboxylic acid

Physical properties

PropertyValueConditionsSource
Logp5.3PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptorPubChem(link only)

Common names and synonyms

  • 0I3V7S25AW
  • 1-Tridecanecarboxylic acid
  • 544-63-8
  • C14:0
  • CHEBI:28875
  • Crodacid
  • DTXSID6021666
  • Emery 655
Show all 22 synonyms
  • FEMA No. 2764
  • Hydrofol acid 1495
  • Hystrene 9014
  • Myristic acid, pure
  • Myristinsaeure
  • NSC-5028
  • PHILACID-1400
  • PRIFRAC-2942
  • Tetradecanoic acid
  • Univol U 316S
  • n-Tetradecan-1-oic acid
  • n-Tetradecanoic acid
  • n-Tetradecoic acid
  • tetradecoic acid

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
Isomeric SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C14H28O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14(15)16/h2-13H2,1H3,(H,15,16)
InChIKey
TUNFSRHWOTWDNC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
11005

Spectroscopy

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Simulated FTIR trace

Predicted FTIR / %T

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Peak assignments

3350 cm−1broad O-H (simulated)
3000 cm−1broad acid O-H (simulated)
1710 cm−1C=O acid (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)

Simulated NMR

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Simulated EI mass spectrum

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Sources

Molecule identity

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simulated IR

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