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HRID 886644Generated: October 26, 2026

Methyl Palmitate → Oleic Acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethyl PalmitateHCID 8181—
ReactantMethyl MyristateHCID 31284—
ReactantMethyl linoleateHCID 5284421—
ReactantMethyl OleateHCID 5364509—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
ProductOleic AcidHCID 445639—

Reaction Steps

Mixture of methyl esters, namely methyl myristate (0.5%), methyl palmitate (4.9%), methyl oleate (83.6%) and methyl linoleate (11.0%) exhibit low pour point of −21° C. This methyl esters mixture was obtained via acid-catalysed direct esterification of technical grade of oleic acid (with purity ≈80%) with methanol.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08246699B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2012_08
ORD IDord-2380c9c50e884f679ef72e9884fb2d5b
Source noteuspto-grants-2012_08