W236403

Decanoic acid

≥99.5%, FCC, FG

• Synonym(s): 1-Nonanecarboxylic acid, Acid C₁₀, C10:0, Capric acid, NSC 5025
• Linear Formula: CH₃(CH₂)₈COOH
• CAS Number: 334-48-5
• Molecular Weight: 172.26
• FEMA Number: 2364
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1754556
• EC Number: 206-376-4
• Council of Europe no.: 11
• MDL number: MFCD00004441
• UNSPSC Code: 12164502
• PubChem Substance ID: 24901019
• Flavis number: 8.011
• NACRES: NA.21

Properties

• biological source: palm oil
• Quality Level: 400
• grade: FG; Fragrance grade; Halal; Kosher
• agency: follows IFRA guidelines; meets purity specifications of JECFA
• reg. compliance: EU Regulation 1223/2009; EU Regulation 1334/2008 & 178/2002; FCC; FDA 21 CFR 117; FDA 21 CFR 172.210
• vapor pressure: 15 mmHg ( 160 °C)
• assay: ≥99.5%
• bp: 268-270 °C (lit.)
• mp: 27-32 °C (lit.)
• density: 0.893 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• application(s): flavors and fragrances
• documentation: see Safety & Documentation for available documents
• food allergen: no known allergens
• fragrance allergen: no known allergens
• organoleptic: fatty; citrus; rancid; sour
• SMILES string: CCCCCCCCCC(O)=O
• InChI: 1S/C10H20O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10(11)12/h2-9H2,1H3,(H,11,12)
• InChI key: GHVNFZFCNZKVNT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Decanoic acid, a medium-chain fatty acid, is one of the volatile flavor/aroma constituents that has been identified in apple wine, stored nonfat dry milk and parmesan cheese.

Application

• Chemical Characterization of Terpene-Based Hydrophobic Eutectic Solvents and Their Application for Pb(II) Complexation during Solvent Extraction Procedure.: This paper discusses the use of Decanoic acid in novel eutectic solvents for heavy metal extraction, presenting a green chemistry approach to environmental cleanup and recovery of valuable metals (Suljkanović et al., 2024).

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS07
• signalword: Warning
• hcodes: H315,H319,H412
• pcodes: P264 - P273 - P280 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P332 + P313
• Hazard Classifications: Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2
• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: 296.6 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: 147 °C - closed cup
• ppe: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves