octanoic acid
Product Description
| Product | octanoic acid |
| CAS | 124-07-2 |
| Formula | C8H16O2 |
| Synonym | caprylic acid, Octanoic acid, Octanoic acid |
Typical Product Specifications
| Density | 0.91 (204 c) |
| Slightly Soluble | in water |
| Refractive Index | 1.4280 |
| Melting Point | 16 c |
| Odor | unpleasant odor |
| Molecular weight | 144.21 |
| Color | colorless leaf or oily liquid |
| Flash Point | (tcc) 110 c |
| Solubility | alkalis, ethanol, chloroform, ether, carbon disulfide, petrol. ether, glac. acetic acid |
| Boiling Point | 237.5 c |
| Chemical Structure |  |
| Notes | FEMA# 2799 Use: CLEANSING, EMULSIFYING, MASKING, PERFUMING, SURFACTANT |
| Class | Flavor and Fragrance Chemical Compounds, Chemical Intermediates, Organic Intermediates and Compounds |
| Function | Chemical Intermediate, Fragrance, Flavor |
| Industry | Food Chemicals, Flavor & Fragrance, Organics, Flavor, Fragrance |
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