FEMA 2079 Chemical Properties

Melting point:

-34.8°C

Boiling point:

260 °C (lit.)

Density 

0.86 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.4270(lit.)

FEMA 

2079 | AMYL OCTANOATE

Flash point:

>230 °F

form 

clear liquid

color 

Colorless to Almost colorless

Odor

at 100.00 %. orris sweet winey cognac elderflower fatty

Odor Type

earthy

JECFA Number

174

LogP

5.28

CAS DataBase Reference

638-25-5(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

Octanoic acid, pentyl ester (638-25-5)

Safety Information

WGK Germany 

3

HS Code 

2915.90.5050

MSDS

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FEMA 2079 Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Amyl octanoate has an odor suggestive of orris.

Occurrence

Reported found in strawberry, fresh apple, melon, malt whiskey, cider, white wine, sparkling wine and Chinese quince peel.

Preparation

By esterification of octanoic acid with n-amyl alcohol in benzene solution in the presence of p-toluenesulfonic acid.

Definition

ChEBI: Pentyl octanoate is an octanoate ester obtained by the formal condensation of carboxy group of octanoic acid with pentan-1-ol. It has a role as a flavouring agent and a plant metabolite. It is functionally related to a pentan-1-ol.

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