Caproic acid propyl ester Chemical Properties

Melting point:

-69 °C (lit.)

Boiling point:

187 °C (lit.)

Density 

0.867 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.412(lit.)

FEMA 

2949 | PROPYL HEXANOATE

Flash point:

125 °F

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

solubility 

Almost insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

form 

clear liquid

color 

Colorless to Almost colorless

Odor

at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. sweet fruity juicy pineapple green tropical

Odor Type

fruity

JECFA Number

161

LogP

3.37

CAS DataBase Reference

626-77-7(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

Propyl caproate(626-77-7)

EPA Substance Registry System

Propyl hexanoate (626-77-7)

Safety Information

Risk Statements 

10

Safety Statements 

16

RIDADR 

UN 3272 3/PG 3

WGK Germany 

3

TSCA 

Yes

HazardClass 

3.2

PackingGroup 

III

HS Code 

29159000

MSDS

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Caproic acid propyl ester Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Colorless liquid

Chemical Properties

n-Propyl hexanoate has an ether-like odor with a pineapple–blackberry undertone. It has a sweet, fruity flavor of blackberry and plum.

Uses

n-Propyl hexanoate is a solvent for polar compounds and a fragrance used to replicate fruit scents and as. It is mostly used in imitation Pineapple, Blackberry, Plum, Cherry, etc., in concentrations equivalent to about 2 to 10 ppm in the finished consumer product.

Preparation

By esterification of hexanoic acid with propyl alcohol in benzene solution in the presence of p-toluenesulfonic acid.

Definition

ChEBI: A hexanoate ester obtained by the formal condensation of the carboxy group of hexanoic acid (caproic acid) with propan-1-ol.

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 50 ppm: pineapple, fruity, sweet, tropical, fresh green and juicy.

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