heptyl formate
Product Description
| Product | heptyl formate |
| CAS | 112-23-2 |
| Formula | C8H16O2 |
| Synonym | Formic acid, heptyl ester, Heptanol, formate, n-Heptyl methanoate, Formic acid, heptyl ester, Heptyl formate |
Typical Product Specifications
| Density | 0.882 |
| Pounds/Gallon | 7.281 to 7.414 |
| Refractive Index | 1.40700 to 1.43800 @ 20.00 ยฐC |
| Boiling Point | 177.00 to 178.00 ยฐC. @ 760.00 mm Hg |
| Vapor Pressure | 1.000000 mm/Hg @ 25.00 ยฐC |
| Odor Type | green |
| Appearance | colorless clear liquid |
| Specific gravity | 0.87500 to 0.89100 @ 25.00 ยฐC |
| Boiling Point | 76.00 to 77.00 ยฐC. @ 25.00 mm Hg |
| Flash Point | 140.00 ยฐF. TCC |
| Odor | Green, waxy, floral, herbaceous, with a slight vegetative cucumber and unripe fruity nuance |
| Taste | Fatty, waxy, oily, slight floral with a vegetative nuance. It has a slight oenanthate under note |
| logP (o/w) | 2.96 |
| Assay | 99.00 to 100.00 % |
| Insolubility | in water |
| Molecular weight | 144.24 |
| Color | colorless liquid |
| Solubility | ether |
| Chemical Structure | ![]() |
| Notes | FEMA# 2552 Use: PERFUMING |
| Class | Flavor and Fragrance Chemical Compounds |

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