Hexanoic acid, methyl ester
- Formula: C7H14O2
- Molecular weight: 130.1849
- IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C7H14O2/c1-3-4-5-6-7(8)9-2/h3-6H2,1-2H3
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: NUKZAGXMHTUAFE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 106-70-7
- Chemical structure:
This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file or as a computed 3d SD file
The 3d structure may be viewed using Java or Javascript. - Other names: Methyl caproate; Methyl capronate; Methyl hexanoate; Methyl hexoate; Methyl n-hexanoate; n-Caproic acid methyl ester; Methyl hexylate; Methyl ester of hexanoic acid; Caproic acid, methyl ester; Methyl n-hexoate; NSC 5023
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Gas phase thermochemistry data
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Data compiled by: Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔfH°gas | -118.0 ± 0.4 | kcal/mol | Ccb | Adriaanse, Dekker, et al., 1965 | Heat of formation derived by Cox and Pilcher, 1970 |
Condensed phase thermochemistry data
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| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔfH°liquid | -129.11 ± 0.25 | kcal/mol | Ccb | Adriaanse, Dekker, et al., 1965 | Heat of formation derived by Cox and Pilcher, 1970 |
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
| ΔcH°liquid | -1000.0 ± 0.1 | kcal/mol | Ccb | Freedman, Bagby, et al., 1989 | Corresponding ΔfHºliquid = -136.6 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections) |
| ΔcH°liquid | -1007.4 ± 0.1 | kcal/mol | Ccb | Adriaanse, Dekker, et al., 1965 | Corresponding ΔfHºliquid = -129.2 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections) |
Reaction thermochemistry data
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Individual Reactions
2 +
=
By formula: 2H2 + C7H10O2 = C7H14O2
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | -71.1 ± 1.2 | kcal/mol | Chyd | Flitcroft and Skinner, 1958 | liquid phase |
References
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Adriaanse, Dekker, et al., 1965
Adriaanse, N.; Dekker, H.; Coops, J.,
Heats of combustion of normal saturated fatty acids and their methyl esters,
Rec. Trav. Chim. Pays/Bas, 1965, 84, 393-407. [all data]
Cox and Pilcher, 1970
Cox, J.D.; Pilcher, G.,
Thermochemistry of Organic and Organometallic Compounds, Academic Press, New York, 1970, 1-636. [all data]
Freedman, Bagby, et al., 1989
Freedman, B.; Bagby, M.O.; Khoury, H.,
Correlation of heats of combustion with empirical formulas for fatty alcohols,
J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc., 1989, 66, 595-596. [all data]
Flitcroft and Skinner, 1958
Flitcroft, T.L.; Skinner, H.A.,
Heats of hydrogenation Part 2.-Acetylene derivatives,
Trans. Faraday Soc., 1958, 54, 47-53. [all data]
Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
ΔcH°liquid Enthalpy of combustion of liquid at standard conditions ΔfH°gas Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions ΔfH°liquid Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions ΔrH° Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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