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Cited in 3 peer-reviewed publications across chromatography, organic synthesis, and cross-coupling reactions.
| Canonical Smiles | CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC |
|---|---|
| IUPAC Name | ethyl octadecanoate |
| InChIKey | MVLVMROFTAUDAG-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| INCHI | 1S/C20H40O2/c1-3-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20(21)22-4-2/h3-19H2,1-2H3 |
| Isomeric SMILES | CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC |
| WGK Germany | 2 |
| RTECS | WI3600000 |
| Molecular Weight | 312.53 |
| Beilstein | 1788183 |
| Reaxy-Rn | 1788183 |
| Reaxys-RN_link_address | https://www.reaxys.com/reaxys/secured/hopinto.do?context=S&query=IDE.XRN=1788183&ln= |
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| Kingdom | Organic compounds |
|---|---|
| Superclass | Lipids and lipid-like molecules |
| Class | Fatty Acyls |
| Subclass | Fatty acid esters |
| Intermediate Tree Nodes | Not available |
| Direct Parent | Fatty acid esters |
| Alternative Parents | Carboxylic acid esters Monocarboxylic acids and derivatives Organic oxides Hydrocarbon derivatives Carbonyl compounds |
| Molecular Framework | Aliphatic acyclic compounds |
| Substituents | Fatty acid ester - Carboxylic acid ester - Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives - Carboxylic acid derivative - Organic oxygen compound - Organic oxide - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organooxygen compound - Carbonyl group - Aliphatic acyclic compound |
| Description | This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as fatty acid esters. These are carboxylic ester derivatives of a fatty acid. |
| External Descriptors | long-chain fatty acid ethyl ester |
| Solubility | Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and ether. |
|---|---|
| Flash Point(°F) | 235.4 °F |
| Flash Point(°C) | >110℃ |
| Boil Point(°C) | 213-215°C |
| Melt Point(°C) | 33-35°C |
| Molecular Weight | 312.500 g/mol |
| XLogP3 | 8.900 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 2 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 18 |
| Exact Mass | 312.303 Da |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 312.303 Da |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 26.300 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 22 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 226.000 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| The total count of all stereochemical bonds | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
| 1. Yu Lishuang, Zou Cheng, Li Qingyun, Liu Zhaoming, Liu Youyan, Tang Aixing. (2023) Improving efficiency and reducing enzyme inactivation during lipase-mediated epoxidation of α-pinene in a double-phase reaction system. BIOPROCESS AND BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING, 46 (9): (1331-1340). [PMID:37470869] [10.1007/s00449-023-02902-4] |
| 2. Hualiang Xu, Liang Jiang, Anqian Yuan, Zhengkai Wei, Yuan Lei, Yuechuan Wang, Weibo Kong, Xiaowei Fu, Jingxin Lei. (2022) Facile preparation of reversible thermochromic phase change materials towards temperature-controlled information storage and self-reporting. Journal of Energy Storage, [PMID:] [10.1016/j.est.2022.104292] |
| 3. Huiman Zhang, Lele Sun, Peng Wang, Jiaoxin Xie, Yuan Guo. (2025) Morphology and Olfactory Recognition of Leg Sensilla in Honeybee Workers of Apis cerana cerana. Insects, 16 (9): (961). [PMID:41009140] [10.3390/insects16090961] |
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