Eicosanoic acid, methyl ester

• Formula: C₂₁H₄₂O₂
• Molecular weight: 326.5570
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C21H42O2/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21(22)23-2/h3-20H2,1-2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: QGBRLVONZXHAKJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 1120-28-1
• Chemical structure:
  This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file
• Other names: Methyl arachisate; Methyl eicosanoate; Arachidic acid methyl ester; Kemester 2050; Methyl aracidate; Methyl eicosenate; Methyl arachidate; methyl icosanoate
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Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos

Reduced pressure boiling point

Enthalpy of vaporization

Enthalpy of sublimation

Enthalpy of fusion

Gas Chromatography

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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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Kovats' RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Kovats' RI, polar column, isothermal

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Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program

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Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, polar column, temperature ramp

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program

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Lee's RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Lee's RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program

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References

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Chickos, Zhao, et al., 2004
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King and Garner, 1936
King, A. Millicent; Garner, William E., 297. The heats of crystallisation of methyl and ethyl esters of monobasic fatty acids, J. Chem. Soc., 1936, 1372, https://doi.org/10.1039/jr9360001372 . [all data]

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Kittiratanapiboon, K.; Jeyashoke, N.; Krisnangkura, K., The relationship of Kováts retention indices and equivalent chain lengths of fatty acid methyl esters on a methyl silicone capillary column, J. Chromatogr. Sci., 1998, 36, 7, 361-364, https://doi.org/10.1093/chromsci/36.7.361 . [all data]

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tboil	Boiling point
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔsubH	Enthalpy of sublimation
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions

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