5-METHYLHEXANOIC ACID Chemical Properties

Melting point:

-55.77°C (estimate)

Boiling point:

216°C

Density 

0,91 g/cm³

FEMA 

3572 | 5-METHYLHEXANOIC ACID

refractive index 

1.4220

Flash point:

>100°C

pka

4.78±0.10(Predicted)

Odor

at 10.00 % in propylene glycol. fatty cheese oily fruity

Odor Type

fatty

Water Solubility 

Slightly soluble in water.

JECFA Number

266

LogP

2.19

CAS DataBase Reference

628-46-6(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

Hexanoic acid, 5-methyl- (628-46-6)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

34-41

Safety Statements 

26-36/37/39

RIDADR 

3265

RTECS 

MO8400900

TSCA 

Yes

HazardClass 

8

PackingGroup 

II

HS Code 

2915907098

MSDS

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5-METHYLHEXANOIC ACID Usage And Synthesis

Description

5-Methylhexanoic acid has a fermented cheese odor.

Chemical Properties

5-Methylhexanoic acid has a fermented cheese odor.

Occurrence

Reported found in heated pork, strawberry, tea, mango and babaco fruit (Carica pentagona Heilborn)

Uses

Ion-exclusion chromatographic separations of C1-C6 aliphatic carboxylic acids on a sulfonated styrene-divinylbenzene co-polymer resin column, high sensitive conductimetric detection is achieved with 5-methylhexanoic acid as eluent.

Definition

ChEBI: 5-methyl-hexanoic acid is a medium-chain fatty acid.

Aroma threshold values

Detection: 4.6 to 27 ppm

Hazard

A reproductive hazard.

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