C2875
Octanoic acid
≥99%
Synonym(s):
Acid C8, Caprylic acid
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About This Item
Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)6COOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
144.21
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
204-677-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1747180
MDL number:
biological source
Elaeis guineensis
Quality Level
vapor density
5 (vs air)
vapor pressure
1 mmHg ( 78 °C)
assay
≥99%
form
liquid
refractive index
n20/D 1.428 (lit.)
bp
237 °C (lit.)
mp
15-17 °C (lit.)
density
0.91 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
functional group
carboxylic acid
lipid type
saturated FAs
storage temp.
room temp
SMILES string
CCCCCCCC(O)=O
InChI
1S/C8H16O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8(9)10/h2-7H2,1H3,(H,9,10)
InChI key
WWZKQHOCKIZLMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
General description
Octanoic acid is an eight carbon fatty acid, which is found in palm, coconut oil and milk. It is used to treat candidiasis and bacterial infections. Octanoic acid has antibacterial and antifungal properties. It is used in nutritional supplementation.
Application
Octanoic acid has been used:
- as a precipitating agent for the purification of antibodies(2)(4)
- to accelerate β-oxidation for the formation of acetyl-coA akin
- to increase the rate of astrocyte ketogenesis
- in chemical 1,1′-carbonyldiimidazole (CDI) coupling of carboxylic acids to coenzyme A (CoA)
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Danger
hcodes
Hazard Classifications
Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1C
Storage Class
8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials
wgk
WGK 1
flash_point_f
>230.0 °F - closed cup
flash_point_c
> 110 °C - closed cup
ppe
Faceshields, Gloves, Goggles, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter
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Global Trade Item Number
| SKU | GTIN |
|---|---|
| C2875-1L | 04061838254986 |
| C2875-100ML | 04061833484708 |
| C2875-10ML | 04061838672292 |
| C2875-500ML | 04061833484715 |