ALLYL CAPRYLATE Property

Melting point:

-58.7°C (estimate)

Boiling point:

87-88 °C6 mm Hg(lit.)

Density 

0.881 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.432(lit.)

FEMA 

2037 | ALLYL OCTANOATE

Flash point:

203 °F

solubility 

Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

Odor

Powerful fruity, slightly fatty Banana-Pineapple like odor with a somewhat oily-winey undertone.

Odor Type

waxy

JECFA Number

5

LogP

4.18

EPA Substance Registry System

Octanoic acid, 2-propenyl ester (4230-97-1)

Safety

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-36

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

RH0365000

Toxicity

rat,LD50,oral,570mg/kg (570mg/kg),Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 16, Pg. 643, 1978.

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)

Signal word

Warning

Hazard statements

H302Harmful if swallowed

H315Causes skin irritation

H319Causes serious eye irritation

H335May cause respiratory irritation

Precautionary statements

P261Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.

P305+P351+P338IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continuerinsing.

ALLYL CAPRYLATE Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Chemical Properties

Allyl octanoate has a fruity odor and oily-winy undernote. It has a pineapple, banana, fatty, fruity taste

Uses

Allyl Caprylate is a synthetic flavoring agent that is a colorless to light yellow liquid and has a fruity odor. It is alkali and mineral acid unstable and should be stored in glass, tin, or resin-lined containers. It is used to give flavors a fruity note and has application in dessert gels, puddings, beverages, and candy at 3–25 ppm.

Preparation

By esterification of caprylic acid with allyl alcohol in benzene in the presence of naphthalene-β-sulfonic acid.

Definition

ChEBI: 2-Propenyl octanoate is a fatty acid ester.

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 10 ppm: fatty, fruity, pineapple tropical-like

Safety Profile

Moderately toxic by ingestion. A skin irritant. See also ALLYL COMPOUNDS and ESTERS. When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes.