PRODUCT Properties
| Melting point: | 53-55 °C(lit.) |
| Boiling point: | 510.5°C (rough estimate) |
| Density | 0.8502 |
| refractive index | 1.4335 (estimate) |
| storage temp. | Inert atmosphere,Room Temperature |
| solubility | soluble in Toluene,Benzene |
| form | powder to crystal |
| color | White to Almost white |
| EPA Substance Registry System | Myristic acid anhydride (626-29-9) |
Description and Uses
Myristic anhydride may be used in the following studies:
- As a reactant to synthesize cholesteryl myristate by reacting with cholesterol.
- As a reactant in the synthesis of 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine by acylating sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine.
- As a reagent in the synthesis of 3-(bis-{2-(tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)ethyl}amino)propane-1,2-diol, an intermediate of cationic lipid.
- As a reactant to synthesize neryl myristate by reacting with nerol.
- As a reagent to synthesize myristoylated t-butylglutamic acid by myristoylation of γ-tert-butoxy-glutamic acid.
Safety
| Symbol(GHS) |  GHS07 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H315-H319 |
| Precautionary statements | P264-P280-P302+P352-P337+P313-P305+P351+P338-P362+P364-P332+P313 |
| Risk Statements | 36/37/38 |
| Safety Statements | 26-36/37/39 |
| WGK Germany | 3 |
| HS Code | 2915.90.5050 |
