Myristic Acid

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Myristic acid is a straight-chain 14 carbon saturated fatty acid characterized by its carboxylic acid functional group. It occurs naturally in coconut & palm kernel oil as well as nutmeg. It also makes up a small percentage of cow & human milk & is even found in spermaceti, the oil that sperm whales were hunted for. Food industry chemists use it as a flavoring agent while cosmetics chemists take advantage of its moisturizing properties.

A molecular model of Myristic Acid in the Molymod Hybrid Dome style uses the atoms & bonds in the parts list below. Our free 3D Molecular Model Builder shows other styles & allows for image rotation as an assembly guide.

Chemical data
Molecular Weight Chemical Formula
228.374 C14H28O2

Myristic Acid molecular model built with Molymod Atoms & Bonds

Hybrid Dome
62053
Open Sphere
62009
Orbit Basic
68845NV
Orbit Flexible
68827W 68847W
Parts Synonyms
Parts
P/NDescriptionQTY
60150EAtom, Molymod, white (hydrogen), hemisphere, 19mm28
60200EAtom, Molymod, red (oxygen), 2 hole, 105 degrees2
60400EAtom, Molymod, black (carbon), 4 hole, 109.5 degrees, 23mm14
61012EBond, Molymod, grey (single), 20mm14
61013EBond, Molymod, grey (double/triple), 35mm2
61015EBond, Molymod, opaque, 2mm (for spacefilling models)28
Synonyms
IUPAC Name: tetradecanoic acid , InChI=1S/C14H28O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14(15)16/h2-13H2,1H3,(H,15,16) , InChIKey: TUNFSRHWOTWDNC-UHFFFAOYSA-N , SMILES: CCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O , CAS: 544-63-8; , n-Tetradecan-1-oic acid , 1-Tridecanecarboxylic acid ,