Octanoyl chloride

CAS Registry Number®

111-64-8

CAS Name

Octanoyl chloride

Molecular Formula

C8H15ClO

Molecular Mass

162.66

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    95-96 °C @ Press: 3 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    -63 °C

  • Density (3)

    0.96707 g/cm³ @ Temp: 0 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H15ClO/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8(9)10/h2-7H2,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=REEZZSHJLXOIHL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCCCC)CC(Cl)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(Cl)CCCCCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Octanoyl chloride
  • Capryloyl chloride
  • n-Octanoyl chloride
  • Caprylic acid chloride
  • Octanoic chloride

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

1246204-27-2

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