Title: Ethyl Caprylate
CAS Registry Number: 106-32-1
CAS Name: Octanoic acid ethyl ester
Synonyms: ethyl octanoate; ethyl octylate
Molecular Formula: C10H20O2
Molecular Weight: 172.26
Percent Composition: C 69.72%, H 11.70%, O 18.58%
Line Formula: CH3(CH2)6COOC2H5
Properties: Colorless, clear, very mobile liquid; pleasant, pineapple odor. d17 0.878. bp 207-209°. Insol in water; misc with alc, ether. LD50 orally in rats: 25,960 mg/kg, P. M. Jenner
et al., Food Cosmet. Toxicol. 2, 327 (1964).
Boiling point: bp 207-209°
Density: d17 0.878
Toxicity data: LD50 orally in rats: 25,960 mg/kg, P. M. Jenner
et al., Food Cosmet. Toxicol. 2, 327 (1964)
Use: Manuf fruit ethers; constit of enanthic, cocoic, and cognac ethers.