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Methyl heptanoate

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Heptanoic acid methyl ester, Methyl enanthate

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C8H16O2
CAS Number:
106-73-0
Molecular Weight:
144.21
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329766267
EC Number:
203-428-8
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1747147
MDL number:
MFCD00009537
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grade

analytical standard

Quality Segment

100

assay

≥99.8% (GC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.411

bp

171-172 °C (lit.)

density

0.880 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

functional group

ester

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

CCCCCCC(=O)OC

InChI

1S/C8H16O2/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8(9)10-2/h3-7H2,1-2H3

InChI key

XNCNNDVCAUWAIT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Methyl heptanoate is a fatty acid ester prepared by treating heptanoic acid with methyl alcohol in the presence of hydrochloric acid or sulfuric acid. It is commonly used as a flavoring agent in food products.

Application

Methyl heptanoate may be used as an external standard for the extraction and quantification of aroma compounds in stratch matrices using gas chromatography technique.
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Other Notes

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pictograms

Flame
GHS02

signalword

Warning

hcodes

H226

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 3

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

125.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

52 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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