C5038

Sodium octanoate

≥99% (capillary GC)

• Synonym(s): Caprylic acid sodium salt, Octanoic acid sodium salt, Sodium caprylate
• Linear Formula: CH₃(CH₂)₆COONa
• CAS Number: 1984-06-1
• Molecular Weight: 166.19
• UNSPSC Code: 12352107
• NACRES: NA.25
• PubChem Substance ID: 24892747
• EC Number: 217-850-5
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 3597723
• MDL number: MFCD00058511

Properties

• biological source: synthetic
• Quality Segment: 200
• description: anionic
• assay: ≥99% (capillary GC)
• form: powder
• mol wt: 166.19 g/mol
• mp: 240.3 °C ((lit.))
• solubility: water: 50 mg/mL
• functional group: ester
• shipped in: ambient
• storage temp.: room temp
• SMILES string: [Na+].CCCCCCCC([O-])=O
• InChI: 1S/C8H16O2.Na/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8(9)10;/h2-7H2,1H3,(H,9,10);/q;+1/p-1
• InChI key: BYKRNSHANADUFY-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Description

Application

Sodium octanoate may be used as a protein stabilizer for molecules such as albumin and fibrinogen under conditions such heat sterilization.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS07
• signalword: Warning
• hcodes: H315,H319
• pcodes: P264 - P280 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P332 + P313 - P337 + P313
• Hazard Classifications: Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2
• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)