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O3907

Octanoic acid

≥98%

Synonym(s):

Acid C8, Caprylic acid

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)6COOH
CAS Number:
124-07-2
Molecular Weight:
144.21
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24897989
EC Number:
204-677-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1747180
MDL number:
MFCD00004429

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InChI key

WWZKQHOCKIZLMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C8H16O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8(9)10/h2-7H2,1H3,(H,9,10)

SMILES string

CCCCCCCC(O)=O

vapor density

5 (vs air)

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 78 °C)

assay

≥98%

Quality Level

200

bp

237 °C (lit.)

mp

15-17 °C (lit.)

density

0.91 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

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Application

Octanoic acid can be used as a reactant:
  • In the SnO/TiO2 catalyzed esterification with polyols to synthesize lubricating esters.
  • To synthesize amides using primary and secondary amines in the presence of a biocatalyst.
It can also be used as a catalyst for oxidizing sulfides into their corresponding sulfoxides and sulfones with H2O2 as the oxidant.

pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H314,H412

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1C

Storage Class

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

Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

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

fsl

O3907-BULK: + O3907-500ML: + O3907-2.5L: + O3907-2L: + O3907-1L: + O3907-VAR:

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SHBP0550
SHBN3009
SHBN1152
SHBM5876
SHBL4414

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Romain Harmancey et al.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 27(10), 3966-3978 (2013-07-05)
Diabetic patients with acute myocardial infarction are more likely to die than nondiabetic patients. In the present study we examined the effect of insulin resistance on myocardial ischemia tolerance. Hearts of rats, rendered insulin resistant by high-sucrose feeding, were subjected
Hong-Fei Tong et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 1285, 88-96 (2013-03-12)
Hydrophobic charge-induction chromatography (HCIC) is a novel downstream bioprocessing technology for antibody purification and it has several advantages over traditional purification processes. However, its separation selectivity still needs to be improved. In this work, sodium caprylate (NaCA) was used as
K M Morrill et al.
Journal of dairy science, 95(7), 3987-3996 (2012-06-23)
Our objectives were to evaluate the use of refractometry as a means of estimating immunoglobulin G (IgG) concentration of bovine maternal colostrum (MC) and determine if fractionation of MC using caprylic acid (CA) improved estimates of IgG. Samples (n=85) of
Marta Librán-Pérez et al.
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology, 164(1), 241-248 (2012-09-27)
To assess the hypothesis that an acute dietary fatty acid (FA) supply may improve glucose tolerance in rainbow trout, we orally administered fish with fish oil (FO; 10mL.kg(-1), one time), which were then subjected to a glucose tolerance test and
Sara Janssen et al.
PloS one, 7(6), e40168-e40168 (2012-07-07)
Ghrelin is an important regulator of energy--and glucose homeostasis. The octanoylation at Ser(3) is essential for ghrelin's biological effects but the mechanisms involved in the octanoylation are unknown. We investigated whether the gustatory G-protein, α-gustducin, and the free fatty acid
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