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Methyl octanoate

CAS Registry Number®

111-11-5

CAS Name

Methyl octanoate

Molecular Formula

C9H18O2

Molecular Mass

158.24

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    192.9 °C @ Press: 760 Torr

  • Melting Point (1)

    -40 °C

  • Density (1)

    0.8775 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C9H18O2/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9(10)11-2/h3-8H2,1-2H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=JGHZJRVDZXSNKQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CC(OC)=O)CCCCC

Canonical SMILES

O=C(OC)CCCCCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Octanoic acid, methyl ester
  • Methyl caprylate
  • Methyl octanoate
  • Uniphat A 20
  • Methyl n-octanoate

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