Chemical Properties
colourless liquid
Uses
Methyl oleate was used to study the catalytic potential of molybdenum oxide/bipyridinedicarboxylate hybrid material.
Uses
Intermediate for detergents, emulsifiers, wet-ting agents, stabilizers, textile treatment, plasti-cizers for duplicating inks, rubbers, waxes, etc.;biochemical research, chromatographic referencestandard.
Uses
Methyl oleate is used as a chromatographic reference standard in biochemical research. It is also used as an intermediate for detergents, emulsifiers, wetting agents, stabilizers, textile treatments, plasticizers, for duplicating ink, rubber and wax. It finds application as lubricant and lubricant additive.
Definition
ChEBI: A fatty acid methyl ester resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of oleic acid with methanol.
General Description
Clear to amber liquid. Insoluble in water.
Air & Water Reactions
Insoluble in water.
Reactivity Profile
Esters, such as (Z)-9-Octadecenoic acid methyl ester, react with acids to liberate heat along with alcohols and acids. Strong oxidizing acids may cause a vigorous reaction that is sufficiently exothermic to ignite the reaction products. Heat is also generated by the interaction of esters with caustic solutions. Flammable hydrogen is generated by mixing esters with alkali metals and hydrides
Safety Profile
Questionable carcinogen with experimental tumorigenic data by skin contact. When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes
Purification Methods
Purify the oleate by fractional distillation under reduced pressure, and by low temperature crystallisation from acetone. Store it in the dark under N2. [Beilstein 2 IV 1649.]
