Octanoic acid, octylester

Names

[ Name ]:
Octanoic acid, octylester

[Synonym ]:
n-Octyl caprylate
UNII-MM00XO86JQ
n-octyl n-octanoate
Octyl caprylate
1-octyl octanate
Octanoic acid,octylester
n-octanoic acid octyl ester
Octyl octylate

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
0.859 g/mL at 25ºC(lit.)

[ Boiling Point ]:
307ºC(lit.)

[ Melting Point ]:
-18ºC(lit.)

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₁₆H₃₂O₂

[ Molecular Weight ]:
256.42400

[ Flash Point ]:
>230 °F

[ Exact Mass ]:
256.24000

[ PSA ]:
26.30000

[ LogP ]:
5.25060

[ Vapour Pressure ]:
0.000817mmHg at 25°C

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.439

MSDS

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Safety Information

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Gloves

[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport

Synthetic Route

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Precursor & DownStream

Precursor

DownStream

Articles

The influence of surface charge and photo-reactivity on skin-permeation enhancer property of nano-TiO₂ in ex vivo pig skin model under indoor light.

Int. J. Pharm. 467(1-2) , 90-9, (2014)

Several topical products contain nanometric TiO2 (nano-TiO2), which is a useful and safe component that absorbs UV light and does not cross skin barrier. However, nano-TiO2 may impregnate the first la...

Spitting out information: Trigona bees deposit saliva to signal resource locations.

Proc. Biol. Sci. 274(1611) , 895-8, (2007)

Stingless bees of the species Trigona spinipes (Fabricius 1793) use their saliva to lay scent trails communicating the location of profitable food sources. Extracts of the cephalic labial glands of th...

Phytochemical analysis and allelopathic activity of essential oils of Ecballium elaterium A. Richard growing in Iran.

Nat. Prod. Res. 24(18) , 1704-9, (2010)

The hydrodistillated essential oils from leaves and fruits of Ecballium elaterium were analysed by GC-MS. Octyl octanoate (30.0%), 3-(6,6- dimethyl-5-oxohept-2-enyl)-cyclohexanone (20.4%) and hexahydr...