2,4-DECADIENOIC ACID METHYL ESTER

CAS NO.：4493-42-9
Empirical Formula: C11H18O2
Molecular Weight: 182.26
MDL number: MFCD00036587
EINECS: 224-787-7
SAFETY DATA SHEET (SDS)
Update Date: 2023-05-25 18:00:57

What is 2,4-DECADIENOIC ACID METHYL ESTER?

Chemical properties

Methyl (E)-2-(Z)-4-decadienoate has a fruity, waxy, pear-like odor with a slight lemon connotation.

Occurrence

Reported found in pears, pear brandy and spineless monkey orange.

The Uses of 2,4-DECADIENOIC ACID METHYL ESTER

(2E,4Z)-2,4-Decadienoic Acid Methyl Ester is used in the syntheses of Methyl (R,E)-2,4,5-tetradecatrienoate and Methyl (2E,4Z)-2,4-decadienoate, the pheromone components of the male dried bean beetle, Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say).

Synthesis Reference(s)

Synthetic Communications, 18, p. 77, 1988 DOI: 10.1080/00397918808057822
Tetrahedron Letters, 27, p. 603, 1986 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)84052-6

Properties of 2,4-DECADIENOIC ACID METHYL ESTER

Boiling point:	255.67°C (rough estimate)
Density	0.9128
refractive index	1.4874 (estimate)
FEMA	3859 \| METHYL (E)-2-(Z)-4- DECADIENOATE
storage temp.	Amber Vial, Refrigerator, Under inert atmosphere
solubility	Chloroform (Slightly), Ethyl Acetate (Slightly)
form	Oil
color	Colourless
Odor	at 100.00 %. fruity waxy pear lemon
JECFA Number	1191
EPA Substance Registry System	2,4-Decadienoic acid, methyl ester, (2E,4Z)- (4493-42-9)