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Methyl octanoate

99%

• Sinónimos: Caprylic acid methyl ester, Methyl caprylate
• Fórmula lineal: CH₃(CH₂)₆COOCH₃
• Número de CAS: 111-11-5
• Peso molecular: 158.24
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1752270
• EC Number: 203-835-0
• MDL number: MFCD00009551
• UNSPSC Code: 12352100
• PubChem Substance ID: 24855765
• NACRES: NA.22

Propiedades

• assay: 99%
• form: liquid
• refractive index: n20/D 1.417 (lit.)
• bp: 194-195 °C (lit.)
• solubility: water: insoluble
• density: 0.877 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• functional group: ester
• SMILES string: CCCCCCCC(=O)OC
• InChI: 1S/C9H18O2/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9(10)11-2/h3-8H2,1-2H3
• InChI key: JGHZJRVDZXSNKQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Descripción

General description

Methyl octanoate is a saturated organic compound that belongs to the class of fatty acid methyl ester (FAMEs). It can be prepared by the esterification of octanoic acid with methanol in the presence of an acid catalyst.

Application

Methyl octanoate can be used as:

• A reactant to prepare C₇ and C₈ hydrocarbons by catalytic decarboxylation/decarbonylation reactions in the presence of Pt/Al₂O₃ catalyst.
• A component of biodiesel −bioethanol surrogate fuel model to study its kinetics of oxidation.

Información de seguridad

• Storage Class: 10 - Combustible liquids
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: 179.6 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: 82 °C - closed cup
• ppe: Eyeshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter