CHEBI:138721 - tetradecyl tetradecanoate

ChEBI IDCHEBI:138721
ChEBI Nametetradecyl tetradecanoate
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DefinitionA tetradecanoate ester (myristate ester) resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of tetradecanoic acid (myristic acid) with the hydroxy group of tetradecan-1-ol (myristyl alcohol). Used as an emollient.
Last Modified7 August 2025
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FormulaC28H56O2
Net Charge0
Average Mass424.754
Monoisotopic Mass424.42803
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCOC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCC
InChIInChI=1S/C28H56O2/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-19-21-23-25-27-30-28(29)26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-27H2,1-2H3
InChIKeyDZKXJUASMGQEMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Euglena gracilis (ncbitaxon:3039) - PubMed (25860691)
Roles Classification
Biological Role:
algal metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in algae including unicellular organisms like chlorella and diatoms to multicellular organisms like giant kelps and brown algae.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
tetradecyl tetradecanoate (CHEBI:138721) has functional parent tetradecan-1-ol (CHEBI:77417)
tetradecyl tetradecanoate (CHEBI:138721) has role algal metabolite (CHEBI:84735)
tetradecyl tetradecanoate (CHEBI:138721) is a tetradecanoate ester (CHEBI:87691)
tetradecyl tetradecanoate (CHEBI:138721) is a wax ester (CHEBI:10036)
IUPAC Name 
tetradecyl tetradecanoate
Synonyms  Source
myristyl myristateChemIDplus
tetradecyl myristateChemIDplus
myristyl tetradecanoateNIST Chemistry WebBook
14:0-14:0AlcChEBI
Brand Names  Source
Cyclochem MMNIST Chemistry WebBook
Crodamol MMNIST Chemistry WebBook
Ceraphyl 424NIST Chemistry WebBook
Cetiol MMNIST Chemistry WebBook
Liponate MMNIST Chemistry WebBook
UniProt Name  Source
tetradecyl tetradecanoateUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
LMFA07010035LIPID MAPS
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1801576Reaxys
CAS:3234-85-3ChemIDplus
CAS:3234-85-3NIST Chemistry WebBook
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