| caprilic acid; caprylic acid; hexylacetic acid; octanoic acid; octic acid; n-octoic acid; octoic acid; octylic acid | |
| Links: | 🌍 Wikipedia, 📏 NIST, ⚗️ ChemSynthesis, 📖 PubMed, 📖Org. Chem., v. Richter, 1. Vol (Caprylic Acid); p. 122, 261, |
| CAS RN: | [124-07-2] |
| Formula: | C8H16O2; 144.21 g/mol |
| InChiKey: | WWZKQHOCKIZLMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES: | CCCCCCCC(O)=O |
| Use: | dyes; perfumes; synthetic brandy, butter, coconut and honey flavors |
| Retetion Index: | 1 270 (PE5MS) |
| Density: | 0.909 g/mL |
| Molar volume: | 158.6 mL/mol |
| Refractive index: | 1.428 |
| Molecular refractive power: | 40.78 mL/mol |
| Dielectric constant: | 3.20 |
| Dipole moment: | 1.15 D |
| Melting point: | 17 °C |
| Boiling point: | 237 °C |
| Antoine equation P(Torr) vs T(°C) | |
| Critical pressure: | 2.9 atm |
| Log10 partition octanol / water: | 3.05 |