FEMA 2811 Chemical Properties

Melting point:

−18 °C(lit.)

Boiling point:

307 °C(lit.)

Density 

0.859 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

vapor pressure 

0.015Pa at 20℃

refractive index 

n20/D 1.435(lit.)

FEMA 

2811 | OCTYL OCTANOATE

Flash point:

>230 °F

Odor

at 100.00 %. coconut oily fruity

Odor Type

fruity

JECFA Number

177

LogP

7.09

EPA Substance Registry System

Octanoic acid, octyl ester (2306-88-9)

Safety Information

WGK Germany 

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MSDS

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FEMA 2811 Usage And Synthesis

Description

Octyl octanoate has a faint, fatty odor reminiscent of green tea with an oily, fruity, sweet, mildly green taste. May be prepared by esterification of octanoic acid with octyl alcohol in the presence of HCl catalyst; or by passing vapors of octanoic acid and hydrogen over a copper chromium oxide catalyst at high temperature (320°C).

Chemical Properties

Octyl octanate has a faint, fatty odor reminiscent of green tea and an oily, fruity, sweet, mildly green taste.

Preparation

By esterification of octanoic acid with octyl alcohol in the presence of HCl catalyst; or by passing vapors of octanoic acid and hydrogen over a copper chromium oxide catalyst at high temperature (320°C).

Definition

ChEBI: Octyl octanoate is a carboxylic ester.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Tetrahedron Letters, 25, p. 4417, 1984 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(01)81454-4

Flammability and Explosibility

Non flammable

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