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Methyl octanoate

99%

Synonym(s):

Caprylic acid methyl ester, Methyl caprylate

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)6COOCH3
CAS Number:
111-11-5
Molecular Weight:
158.24
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24855765
EC Number:
203-835-0
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1752270
MDL number:
MFCD00009551

Product Name

Methyl octanoate, 99%

bp

194-195 °C (lit.)

InChI key

JGHZJRVDZXSNKQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C9H18O2/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9(10)11-2/h3-8H2,1-2H3

SMILES string

CCCCCCCC(=O)OC

assay

99%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.417 (lit.)

solubility

water: insoluble

density

0.877 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

ester

Quality Level

100

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Application

Methyl octanoate can be used as:
  • A reactant to prepare C7 and C8 hydrocarbons by catalytic decarboxylation/decarbonylation reactions in the presence of Pt/Al2O3 catalyst.
  • A component of biodiesel −bioethanol surrogate fuel model to study its kinetics of oxidation.

General description

Methyl octanoate is a saturated organic compound that belongs to the class of fatty acid methyl ester (FAMEs). It can be prepared by the esterification of octanoic acid with methanol in the presence of an acid catalyst.

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

179.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

82 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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Experimental vapor pressures (from 1 Pa to 100 kPa) of six saturated Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAMEs): Methyl hexanoate, methyl octanoate, methyl decanoate, methyl dodecanoate, methyl tetradecanoate and methyl hexadecanoate
Sahraoui L, et al.
The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 102, 270-275 (2016)
Catalytic deoxygenation of methyl-octanoate and methyl-stearate on Pt/Al 2 O 3
Do Phuong T, et al.
Catalysis Letters, 130(1), 9-18 (2009)
Esterification of octanoic acid using SiO2 doped sulfated aluminum-based solid acid as catalyst
Duan Y, et al.
Catalysis Communications, 82, 32-35 (2016)
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