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Octyl acetate

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Acetic acid octyl ester

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3CO2(CH2)7CH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
172.26
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

vapor density

5.9 (vs air)

Assay

≥98.5% (GC)

autoignition temp.

515 °F

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

expl. lim.

8.14 %

impurities

≤0.5% water

refractive index

n20/D 1.418 (lit.)
n20/D 1.418-1.421

bp

211 °C (lit.)

density

0.867 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCOC(C)=O

InChI

1S/C10H20O2/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-12-10(2)11/h3-9H2,1-2H3

InChI key

YLYBTZIQSIBWLI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Octyl acetate is an aliphatic ester. It occurs as a constituent of essential oils derived from various fruits and is widely used in food processing industries due to its ability to impart a characteristic citrus flavor.

Application

Octyl acetate may be used as a reference standard for the determination of the analyte in wine samples and orange juice by chromatography based techniques.

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

189.1 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

87.3 °C - closed cup


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Anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties of Heracleum persicum essential oil and hydroalcoholic extract in animal models
Hajhashemi V, et al.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 124(3), 475-480 (2009)
Valiollah Hajhashemi et al.
Journal of ethnopharmacology, 124(3), 475-480 (2009-05-27)
Fruits of Heracleum persicum (Apiaceae) are used as pain killer in Iranian folkloric medicine. To evaluate the anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects of the hydroalcoholic extract and essential oil of the plant fruits and analyzing the essential oil. Essential oil and
Filippo Maggi et al.
Natural product research, 28(17), 1354-1363 (2014-04-05)
The essential oil obtained from the fruits of hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium subsp. ternatum) growing in central Apennines (Italy) was analysed for chemical composition by gas chromatographic-flame ionisation detector (GC-FID) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The oil was composed mainly of
Development, validation and application of a specific method for the quantitative determination of wine esters by headspace-solid-phase microextraction-gas chromatography--mass spectrometry
Antalick G, et al.
Food Chemistry, 121(4), 1236-1245 (2010)
Constituents of essential oils from fruit of some Heracleum L. species
Tkachenko KG
J. Essent. Oil Res., 5(6), 687-689 (1993)

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