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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.[1]

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.[1][2]

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application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

assay

≥99.0% (GC)

assay

≥98%

assay

≥98%

assay

≥99%

format

neat

format

-

format

-

format

-

vapor density

5 (vs air)

vapor density

5 (vs air)

vapor density

5 (vs air)

vapor density

-

bp

168 °C (lit.)

bp

168 °C (lit.)

bp

168 °C (lit.)

bp

151 °C (lit.)


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pictograms

Flame

signalword

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



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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)
Ján Hrivňák et al.
Talanta, 83(1), 294-296 (2010-11-03)
A rapid sampling technique for the analysis of beer aroma compounds is described. The headspace (10 ml) is passed through the microcolumn filled with 5mg of Tenax TA and thermally desorbed in a modified GC inlet (modification is described). Eight
Microextraction of volatile compounds from wine samples and their determination by GC-FID. The effect of the salts and extraction solvents used
Saenz-Barrio, C and Cedron-Fernandez, T
Chromatographia, 51(3-4), 221-225 (2000)



Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
08375-1ML04061838652287

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