Potassium caprylate
Names
[ CAS No. ]:
764-71-6
[ Name ]:
Potassium caprylate
[Synonym ]:
Octanoic acid, potassium salt (1:1)
Potassium octanoate
EINECS 212-130-7
OCTANOIC ACID,POTASSIUM SALT
C8H16O2
Potassium caprylate
Caprylic acid,potassium salt
potassium octanoic acid
caprylic acid, potassium salt
Octanoic acid, potassium salt
Potassium octoate
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Boiling Point ]:
239.3ºC at 760 mmHg
[ Melting Point ]:
16.5ºC
[ Molecular Formula ]:
C8H15KO2
[ Molecular Weight ]:
182.302
[ Flash Point ]:
107.4ºC
[ Exact Mass ]:
182.070908
[ PSA ]:
40.13000
[ LogP ]:
1.09680
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- RH0784000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- Octanoic acid, potassium salt
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 764-71-6
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199701
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 4
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- C8-H16-O2.K
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 183.34
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
- OV7 &-KA-
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Standard Draize test
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration onto the skin
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Human
- REFERENCE :
- BJDEAZ British Journal of Dermatology. (Blackwell Scientific Pub. Ltd., POB 88, Oxford, UK) V.63- 1951- Volume(issue)/page/year: 75,113,1963 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - M3309 No. of Facilities: 87 (estimated) No. of Industries: 2 No. of Occupations: 2 No. of Employees: 87 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - M3309 No. of Facilities: 366 (estimated) No. of Industries: 13 No. of Occupations: 20 No. of Employees: 23142 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 5242 (estimated)