Hexanoic acid hexyl ester

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Structural formula
Structural formula of hexanoic acid hexyl ester
General
Surname Hexanoic acid hexyl ester
other names
  • Hexyl hexanoate
  • Hexyl caproate
Molecular formula C 12 H 24 O 2
Brief description

colorless liquid

External identifiers / databases
CAS number 6378-65-0
EC number 228-952-4
ECHA InfoCard 100.026.321
PubChem 22873
Wikidata Q25383513
properties
Molar mass 200.32 g mol −1
Physical state

liquid

density

0.863 g cm −3 (25 ° C)

Melting point

−55 ° C

boiling point

245-246 ° C

Refractive index

1.424 (20 ° C)

safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances
no GHS pictograms
H and P phrases H: no H-phrases
P: no P-phrases
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . Refractive index: Na-D line , 20 ° C

Hexanoic acid hexyl ester is a chemical compound from the group of esters and is the hexyl ester of hexanoic acid .

Occurrence

Hexanoic acid hexyl ester occurs naturally in passion fruit and other fruits.

Extraction and presentation

Hexanoic acid hexyl ester can be obtained by reacting hexyl alcohol with calcium bromate and hydrogen bromide at 30 ° C.

properties

Hexanoic acid hexyl ester is a colorless liquid.

use

Hexanoic acid hexyl ester is used as a flavoring substance .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i data sheet Hexyl hexanoate, natural (US), ≥97%, FG from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on March 19, 2016 ( PDF ).
  2. ↑ YH Hui, Feng Chen, Leo ML Nollet: Handbook of Fruit and Vegetable Flavors . John Wiley and Sons, 2010, ISBN 1-118-03185-7 , pp. 380 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  3. ↑ a b c George A. Burdock: Encyclopedia of Food and Color Additives . CRC Press, 1997, ISBN 978-0-8493-9412-6 , pp. 1329 ( limited preview in Google Book search).