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41878

Pentadecanolide

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

1-Oxa-2-cyclohexadecanone, 15-Hydroxypentadecanoic acid lactone, 15-Pentadecanolide, Pentalide

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C15H28O2
CAS Number:
106-02-5
Molecular Weight:
240.38
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
143710
MDL number:
MFCD00039667

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InChI key

FKUPPRZPSYCDRS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES string

O=C1CCCCCCCCCCCCCCO1

InChI

1S/C15H28O2/c16-15-13-11-9-7-5-3-1-2-4-6-8-10-12-14-17-15/h1-14H2

grade

analytical standard

assay

≥99.0% (GC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

bp

137 °C/2 mmHg (lit.)

mp

34-38 °C (lit.)

density

0.918 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
food and beverages
personal care

Quality Level

100

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General description

Pentadecanolide is one of the major components, isolated from the root of Angelica archangelica L., species. It is a synthetic musk, which exists as a widespread contaminant in the environment.

Application

Pentadecanolide may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in fish muscles and environmental samples using chromatography techniques.

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Environment
GHS09

signalword

Warning

hcodes

H410

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

320.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

160 °C - closed cup

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Lot/Batch Number
BCCC5366
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Study of Organic Pollutants in the Muscles of Fish Collected From El-mahmodia Stream At El-beheira Governorate, Egypt
Radwan HE, et al.
International Journal of Aquaculture Research and Development, 1(1), 19-19 (2019)
Nicola R Sumner et al.
Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987), 158(1), 215-222 (2009-08-07)
Synthetic musks are ubiquitous contaminants in the environment. Compartmental distributions (dissolved, suspended particle associated and sedimentary) of the compounds throughout an axial estuarine transect and in coastal waters are reported. High concentrations of Galaxolide (HHCB) and Tonalide (AHTN) (987-2098 ng/L

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