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Also known as Myristic triglyceride, Glyceryl tritetradecanoate, Tracylglycerol(42:0), TAG(42:0), TG(42:0), TAG(14:0/14:0/14:0), Tracylglycerol(14:0/14:0/14:0), Myristic acid triglyceride

Trimyristin is a saturated fat and the triglyceride of myristic acid with the chemical formula C45H86O6. Trimyristin is a white to yellowish-gray solid that is insoluble in water, but soluble in ethanol, acetone, benzene, chloroform, dichloromethane, ether, and TBME.

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Chemical data

Formula
C45H86O6
Molecular weight
723.2 g/mol
IUPAC name
2,3-di(tetradecanoyloxy)propyl tetradecanoate
SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC(COC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCC)OC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCC
InChIKey
DUXYWXYOBMKGIN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
18.7
Polar surface area
78.9 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
6
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
triglyceride
Has part
hydrogen
Mass
722.642
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chemical formula
C₄₅H₈₆O₆
canonical SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC(COC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCC)OC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCC
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Commons category
Trimyristin
isomeric SMILES
C(OC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCC)[C@]([H])(OC(CCCCCCCCCCCCC)=O)COC(CCCCCCCCCCCCC)=O
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Trimyristin is a saturated fat and the triglyceride of myristic acid with the chemical formula C45H86O6. Trimyristin is a white to yellowish-gray solid that is insoluble in water, but soluble in ethanol, acetone, benzene, chloroform, dichloromethane, ether, and TBME.

==Occurrence== Trimyristin is found naturally in many vegetable fats and oils.

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