C2875

Octanoic acid

≥99%

• Synonyme(s) : Acid C₈, Caprylic acid
• Formule linéaire : CH₃(CH₂)₆COOH
• Numéro CAS: 124-07-2
• Poids moléculaire : 144.21
• UNSPSC Code: 12352211
• NACRES: NA.25
• PubChem Substance ID: 24892539
• EC Number: 204-677-5
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1747180
• MDL number: MFCD00004429

Propriétés

• biological source: Elaeis guineensis
• Quality Segment: 100
• vapor density: 5 (vs air)
• vapor pressure: 1 mmHg ( 78 °C)
• assay: ≥99%
• form: liquid
• refractive index: n20/D 1.428 (lit.)
• bp: 237 °C (lit.)
• mp: 15-17 °C (lit.)
• density: 0.91 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• functional group: carboxylic acid
• lipid type: saturated FAs
• storage temp.: room temp
• SMILES string: CCCCCCCC(O)=O
• InChI: 1S/C8H16O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8(9)10/h2-7H2,1H3,(H,9,10)
• InChI key: WWZKQHOCKIZLMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Octanoic acid is an eight carbon fatty acid, which is found in palm, coconut oil and milk. It is used to treat candidiasis and bacterial infections. Octanoic acid has antibacterial and antifungal properties. It is used in nutritional supplementation.

Application

Octanoic acid has been used:

• as a precipitating agent for the purification of antibodies(2)(4)
• to accelerate β-oxidation for the formation of acetyl-coA akin
• to increase the rate of astrocyte ketogenesis
• in chemical 1,1′-carbonyldiimidazole (CDI) coupling of carboxylic acids to coenzyme A (CoA)

Other Notes

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Informations sur la sécurité

• pictograms: GHS05
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H314,H412
• pcodes: P273 - P280 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P363
• Hazard Classifications: Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1C
• Classe de stockage: 8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials
• wgk: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: >230.0 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: > 110 °C - closed cup
• ppe: Faceshields, Gloves, Goggles, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter