CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | Oleic acid methyl ester is a clear to amber liquid. Insoluble in water. (NTP, 1992) |
|---|---|
| Color/Form | Colorless to amber clear liquid |
| Odor | Faint fatty odor |
| Boiling Point | 425.3 °F at 20 mmHg (NTP, 1992) |
| Melting Point | -3.8 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Solubility | Insoluble (NTP, 1992) |
| Density | 0.8739 (NTP, 1992) - Less dense than water; will float |
| Vapor Pressure | 0.00000629 [mmHg] |
| LogP | log Kow= 7.45 |
| Decomposition | When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes. |
| Viscosity | Viscosity coefficients = 4.88, 2.62, and 1.64 cP at 30, 60, and 90 °C, respectively |
| Heat of Combustion | At constant volume, delta Ec = -2837.3 kcal/mol at 25 °C |
| Heat of Vaporization | 20.17 kcal/mol at 1 torr |
| Surface Tension | 31.3 dyne/cm at 25 °C; 25.4 dyne/cm at 100 °C; 19.1 dyne/cm at 180 °C |
| Refractive Index | MAX ABSORPTION (ALCOHOL): 230 NM (LOG E= 3.5); INDEX OF REFRACTION: 1.4522 AT 20 °C; SADTLER REFERENCE NUMBER: 917 (IR, PRISM) |
| Kovats Retention Index | 2082 2077 2079 2082.49 2079 2076 2071.63 2072.14 2072.42 2073.44 2077.28 2078.92 2086.34 2074.7 2104 2072 2085 2086 2081 2081 2084 2106 2084 2045 2081 2087 2078 2079 2080 2080 2086 2086 2095.9 2082 2083 2082.9 2101 357.7 |
| Other Experimental Properties | Standard heat of formation = -173.91 kcal/mol at 25 °C |
| Chemical Classes | Other Uses -> Emulsifiers/Surfactants |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 296.5 g/mol |
|---|---|
| XLogP3 | 7.6 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 2 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 16 |
| Exact Mass | 296.271530387 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 296.271530387 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 26.3 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 21 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 246 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 1 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
Oleic acid methyl ester is a clear to amber liquid. Insoluble in water. (NTP, 1992)
