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O1753

Sigma-Aldrich

Octanoyl chloride

~98%

Synonym(s):

Capryloyl chloride

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)6COCl
CAS Number:
111-64-8
Molecular Weight:
162.66
Beilstein:
635917
EC Number:
203-891-6
MDL number:
MFCD00000766
UNSPSC Code:
12352200

vapor pressure

2.5 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

~98%

refractive index

n20/D 1.435 (lit.)

bp

195 °C (lit.)

density

0.953 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CCCCCCCC(Cl)=O

InChI

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

InChI key

REEZZSHJLXOIHL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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O4733

Octanoyl chloride, 99%

Pictograms

Skull and crossbonesCorrosion
GHS06,GHS05

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H290,H315,H317,H318,H330

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Eye Dam. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

179.6 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

82 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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FSL

Group 4: Flammable liquids
Type 3 petroleums
Hazardous rank III
Water insoluble liquid

JAN Code

O1753-BULK:
O1753-500G:
O1753-VAR:
O1753-100G:

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Zahra Merchant et al.
European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics : official journal of Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Pharmazeutische Verfahrenstechnik e.V, 88(3), 816-829 (2014-10-12)
The potential of amphiphilic chitosan formed by grafting octanoyl chains on the chitosan backbone for pulmonary delivery of levofloxacin has been studied. The success of polymer synthesis was confirmed using FT-IR and NMR, whilst antimicrobial activity was assessed against Pseudomonas
Janclei P Coutinho et al.
Talanta, 134, 256-263 (2015-01-27)
In this work a multivariate statistical tool (Derringer and Suich optimization) was proposed for the separation of seventeen capsinoids (natural and synthetic) using the UHPLC-DAD chromatography. Capsinoids were analyzed at 280 nm. The variables optimized were the mobile phase (water

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