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Ethyl hexanoate

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Caproic acid ethyl ester, Ethyl caproate

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)4COOC2H5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
144.21
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
204-640-3
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1701293
MDL number:
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grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

vapor density

5 (vs air)

assay

≥99.0% (GC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

impurities

≤0.2% water

refractive index

n20/D 1.406-1.408, n20/D 1.407 (lit.)

bp

168 °C (lit.)

density

0.869 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

CCCCCC(=O)OCC

InChI

1S/C8H16O2/c1-3-5-6-7-8(9)10-4-2/h3-7H2,1-2H3

InChI key

SHZIWNPUGXLXDT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Ethyl hexanoate, an ester, is a volatile aroma and fragrance compound which impacts the quality and flavor of wine, beer and Japanese sake.

Application

Ethyl hexanoate may be used as an analytical reference standard for the determination of the analyte in wine and beer samples by chromatography based techniques.


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Flame

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Warning

hcodes

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 3

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

127.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

53 °C - closed cup

Regulatory Information

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J J Rodríguez-Bencomo et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 963(1-2), 213-223 (2002-08-22)
Headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) was studied for the high-resolution gas chromatographic (HRGC) analysis of esters in wines. Five different SPME fibers were tested and the influence of different factors such as temperature and time of desorption, extraction time, extraction technique
Determination of volatile compounds in wine by automated solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography
Cabredo-Pinillos S, et al.
Chromatographia, 59(11-12), 733-738 (2004)
Highly efficient synthesis of ethyl hexanoate catalyzed by CALB-displaying Saccharomyces cerevisiae whole-cells in non-aqueous phase
Han SY, et al.
Journal of Molecular Catalysis. B, Enzymatic, 59(1-3), 168-172 (2009)



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SKUGTIN
08375-1ML04061838652287