TRANS-2-OCTENOIC ACID Chemical Properties

Melting point:

5-6 °C(lit.)

Boiling point:

154 °C22 mm Hg(lit.)

Density 

0.944 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.4588(lit.)

Flash point:

>230 °F

pka

4.78±0.10(Predicted)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

C

Risk Statements 

34

Safety Statements 

26-27-28-36/37/39-45

RIDADR 

UN 3265 8/PG 2

WGK Germany 

3

MSDS

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TRANS-2-OCTENOIC ACID Usage And Synthesis

Definition

ChEBI: (2E)-oct-2-enoic acid is an olefinic fatty acid that is octanoic acid carrying a double bond at position 2 (the 2E-isomer). It has a role as an animal metabolite. It is a medium-chain fatty acid, a monounsaturated fatty acid, a straight-chain fatty acid and an olefinic fatty acid. It is a conjugate acid of a (2E)-oct-2-enoate.

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