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21599

Methyl hexanoate

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Caproic acid methyl ester, Hexanoic acid methyl ester, Methyl caproate

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)4COOCH3
CAS Number:
106-70-7
Molecular Weight:
130.18
Beilstein:
1744683
EC Number:
203-425-1
MDL number:
MFCD00009510
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
PubChem Substance ID:
329752179
NACRES:
NA.24

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grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥98.0% (GC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.405

density

0.884 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

format

neat

SMILES string

CCCCCC(=O)OC

InChI

1S/C7H14O2/c1-3-4-5-6-7(8)9-2/h3-6H2,1-2H3

InChI key

NUKZAGXMHTUAFE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Methyl hexanoate analytical standard

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Methyl hexanoate

Methyl Hexanoate pharmaceutical secondary standard, certified reference material

Supelco

PHR3533

Methyl Hexanoate

Methyl hexanoate ≥99%, FG

Sigma-Aldrich

W270806

Methyl hexanoate

Methyl caproate United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard

USP

1424244

Methyl caproate

grade

analytical standard

grade

certified reference material, pharmaceutical secondary standard

grade

FG, Fragrance grade, Halal

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

format

neat

format

-

format

-

format

neat

assay

≥98.0% (GC)

assay

-

assay

≥99%

assay

-

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

shelf life

-

shelf life

-

shelf life

-

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable

technique(s)

-

technique(s)

-

technique(s)

-

refractive index

n20/D 1.405

refractive index

-

refractive index

n20/D 1.405 (lit.)

refractive index

-

Application

Methyl hexanoate may be used as an analytical reagent in determination of the analyte from aged cava sparkling wine by gas chromatography−mass spectrometry (GC−MS) method following simultaneous distillation extraction (SDE) and closed-loop stripping analysis (CLSA).[1]
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Other Notes

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Pictograms

Flame
GHS02

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H226

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 3

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

99.5 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

37.5 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
BCCN8167
BCCN5271
BCCL9759
BCCH8194
BCCF7424

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O Chukwumerije et al.
The Journal of investigative dermatology, 93(3), 349-352 (1989-09-01)
The efficacy of the methyl esters of medium chain n-alkyl fatty acids as penetration enhancers was evaluated in vitro using various animal and human skins with minoxidil as the test drug. Both methyl nonanoate and methyl caprate at a 10%
Teun Dekker et al.
Current biology : CB, 16(1), 101-109 (2006-01-13)
Olfaction in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster is increasingly understood, from ligand-receptor-neuron combinations to their axonal projection patterns into the antennal lobe . Drosophila thus offers an excellent opportunity to study the evolutionary and ecological dynamics of olfactory systems. We
Supriyadi et al.
Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry, 67(6), 1267-1271 (2003-07-05)
The methyl esters of carboxylic acids are characteristic olfactory volatile compounds for the sweet aroma of snake fruit, (Salacca edulis, Reinw) cv. Pondoh. Although methanol was not detected as a volatile constituent, the crude enzymes showed activity to synthesize the
Volatile profiles of sparkling wines obtained by three extraction methods and gas chromatography?mass spectrometry (GC?MS) analysis.
Bosch-Fuste J, et al.
Food Chemistry, 105(1), 428-435 (2007)
Kazutoku Ohta et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 997(1-2), 107-116 (2003-07-02)
The application of C7 aliphatic carboxylic acids (heptanoic, 2-methylhexanoic, 5-methylhexanoic and 2,2-dimethyl-n-valeric acids) as eluents in ion-exclusion chromatography with conductimetric detection for C1-C6 aliphatic carboxylic acids (formic, acetic, propionic, isobutyric, butyric, isovaleric, valeric, isocaproic and caproic acids) was carried out
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