Ethyl Octanoate
Product Description
| Product | Ethyl Octanoate |
| CAS | 106-32-1 |
| Formula | C10H20O2 |
| Synonym | octanoic acid ethyl ester, caprylic acid ethyl ester, ethyl N-octanoate, ethyl caprylate, Octanoic acid, ethyl ester, Ethyl octanoate, Ethyl Caprylate |
Typical Product Specifications
| Density | 0.867 (204 c) |
| Slightly Soluble | in propylene glycol |
| Assay | 98.00 to 100.00 % |
| Specific gravity | 0.86500 to 0.86800 @ 25.00 ยฐC |
| Pounds/Gallon | 7.198 to 7.223 |
| Melting Point | -48.00 to -47.00 ยฐC. @ 760.00 mm Hg |
| Boiling Point | 206.00 to 208.00 ยฐC. @ 760.00 mm Hg |
| Vapor Pressure | 0.224000 mm/Hg @ 25.00 ยฐC |
| Vapor Density | 5.9 |
| Flash Point | 167.00 ยฐF. TCC |
| Acid Value | 1.00 max. KOH/g |
| Odor Type | waxy |
| Refractive Index | 1.41700 to 1.41900 @ 20.00 ยฐC |
| Taste | Sweet, waxy, fruity and pineapple with creamy, fatty, mushroom and cognac notes |
| Appearance | colorless clear liquid |
| logP (o/w) | 3.90 |
| Odor | Waxy, sweet, musty, pineapple and fruity with a creamy, dairy nuance |
| Insolubility | in water, glycerin |
| Molecular weight | 172.27 |
| Color | colorless very mobile liquid |
| Solubility | fixed oils |
| Chemical Structure | ![]() |
| Notes | FEMA# 2449 Use: PERFUMING |
| Class | Flavor and Fragrance Chemical Compounds |

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