CAS 124-07-2 Octanoic Acid - Materials / Alfa Chemistry

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Octanoic Acid

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Catalog Number

ACM124072

Product Name

Octanoic Acid

Structure

CAS

124-07-2

Category

Solubility Enhancing Reagents

Synonyms

Caprylic Acid

Description

Octanoic acid appears as a colorless to light yellow liquid with a mild odor. Burns, but may be difficult to ignite. Corrosive to metals and tissue.;Liquid; OtherSolid, Liquid;Liquid;Liquid;Liquid;colourless, oily liquid/slight, unpleasant odour

IUPAC Name

octanoic acid

Molecular Weight

144.21

Molecular Formula

C8H16O2

Canonical SMILES

CCCCCCCC(=O)O

InChI

WWZKQHOCKIZLMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI Key

InChI=1S/C8H16O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8(9)10/h2-7H2,1H3,(H,9,10)

Boiling Point

237 °C(lit.)

Melting Point

16 °C

Flash Point

130°C

Purity

98%

Density

0.91g/ml

Solubility

less than 1 mg/mL at 64° F (NTP, 1992);0.01 M;0.789 mg/mL at 30 °C;Very slightly sol in water (0.068 g/100 g at 20 °C); freely sol in alcohol, chloroform, ether, carbon disulfide, petroleum ether, glacial acetic acid;Miscible in ethanol, chloroform, acetonitrile;In water 789 mg/L at 30 °C;0.789 mg/mL;slightly soluble in water; soluble in most organic solvents

Appearance

Light yellow characteristic liquid

Storage

Room temperature

Color/Form

SOLIDIFIES TO LEAFY CRYSTALS WHEN COLD;Colorless;Oily liquid

Complexity

89.3

Covalently-Bonded Unit Count

EC Number

204-677-5;273-085-7;230-784-1

Exact Mass

144.11503g/mol

Formal Charge

Heavy Atom Count

Log P

3.05 (LogP);3.05;log Kow = 3.05;3.05

MeSH Entry Terms

caprylic acid;caprylic acid, 14C-labeled;caprylic acid, aluminum salt;caprylic acid, ammonia salt;caprylic acid, barium salt;caprylic acid, cadmium salt;caprylic acid, calcium salt;caprylic acid, cesium salt;caprylic acid, chromium(+2) salt;caprylic acid, cobalt salt;caprylic acid, copper salt;caprylic acid, copper(+2) salt;caprylic acid, iridum(+3) salt;caprylic acid, iron(+3) salt;caprylic acid, lanthanum(+3) salt;caprylic acid, lead(+2) salt;caprylic acid, lithium salt;caprylic acid, manganese salt;caprylic acid, nickel(+2) salt;caprylic acid, potassium salt;caprylic acid, ruthenium(+3) salt;caprylic acid, sodium salt;caprylic acid, sodium salt, 11C-labeled;caprylic acid, tin salt;caprylic acid, tin(+2) salt;caprylic acid, zinc salt;caprylic acid, zirconium salt;caprylic acid, zirconium(+4) salt;lithium octanoate;octanoate;octanoic acid;sodium caprylate;sodium octanoate

Monoisotopic Mass

144.11503g/mol

NSC Number

5024

Odor

FAINT, FRUITY-ACID ODOR;UNPLEASANT AND IRRITATING ODOR;Slight odor

Other Experimental

VP: 1 MM HG AT 78.0 °C;Heat of fusion = 21.4 kJ/mol; Specific heat = 2.62 J/g (solid);Henry's Law constant = 8.29X10-7 atm-cu mmol at 25 °C (est);Hydroxyl radical reaction rate constant = 8.35X10-12 cu cm/molec-sec at 25 °C (est)

Packaging

1 ton

Refractive Index

1.4268-1.4288

Rotatable Bond Count

Stability

Stable. Incompatible with bases, reducing agents, oxidizing agents. Flammable.

UNII

OBL58JN025

UN Number

3265

Vapor Pressure