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C2875

Octanoic acid

≥99%

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:
12352211
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
24892539
EC Number:
204-677-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1747180
MDL number:
MFCD00004429

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Product Name

Octanoic acid, ≥99%

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

biological source

Elaeis guineensis

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

Quality Level

100

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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)

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.

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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

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