Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Trimyristin is an ester with the chemical formula C45H86O6. It is a saturated fat which is the triglyceride of myristic acid. Trimyristin is found naturally in many vegetable fats and oils. Trimyristin is a white to yellowish-gray solid that is insoluble in water but soluble in ethanol benzene chloroform dichloromethane and ether.The isolation of trimyristin from powdered nutmeg is a common introductory-level college organic chemistry experiment.
