Myristyltrimethylammonium bromide
SIAL/87210 - 98% (AT)
Synonym: Tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide; Trimethyl(tetradecyl)
CAS Number: 1119-97-7
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C17H38BrN
Molecular Weight: 336.39
EC Number: 214-291-9
MDL Number: MFCD00011770
Linear Formula: CH3(CH2)13N(Br)(CH3)3
Product Type: Chemical
| aggregation number | 80 |
| assay | ≥97.5% (AT) |
| 98% (AT) | |
| CMC | 4-5 mM (20-25°C) |
| description | cationic |
| form | crystals |
| InChI | 1S/C17H38N.BrH/c1-5-6-7-8 |
| InChI key | CXRFDZFCGOPDTD-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mol wt | micellar avg mol wt 27,000 |
| mp | 245-250 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 200  |
| SMILES string | [Br-].CCCCCCCCCCCCCC[N+]( |
| solubility | H2O: 0.1 g/mL, clear |
| Application: | Myristyltrimethylammonium bromide can be used as a cationic surfactant to:• Enhance the biomass harvesting and pigments extraction from the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. • Facilitate the formation of mixed micelles with amitriptyline hydrochloride. It can also be used as a capping agent for platinum nanoparticles (Pt NPs), which enhances their catalytic activity in the CO oxidation reaction. |
| General description: | Myristyltrimethylammonium bromide (MTAB) is a quaternary ammonium compound that consists of a long-chain alkyl group and a positively charged quaternary ammonium group. It is commonly used as a cationic surfactant and as a phase transfer catalyst in various chemical reactions. |
| Symbol |     GHS05,GHS07,GHS08,GHS09 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H302 - H315 - H318 - H335 - H373 - H400 |
| Precautionary statements | P273 - P280 - P301 + P312 + P330 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338 + P310 - P314 |
| Hazard Codes | C |
| Risk Statements | 34 |
| Safety Statements | 26-36/37/39-45 |
| RIDADR | UN 3077 9 / PGIII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | ≥97.5% (AT); 98% (AT) |
| mp | 245-250 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352116 |