Butyl caprylate

• Formula: C₁₂H₂₄O₂
• Molecular weight: 200.3178
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C12H24O2/c1-3-5-7-8-9-10-12(13)14-11-6-4-2/h3-11H2,1-2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: PSXNDMJWRZYVTM-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 589-75-3
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• Isotopologues:
  • butyl octanoate-d15
• Other names: Caprylic acid n-butyl ester; n-Caprylic acid n-butyl ester; Octanoic acid, butyl ester; n-Butylcaprylate; Butyl octanoate; n-Butyl n-octanoate; n-Butyl octanoate
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References

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Pino, Marquez, et al., 2010
Pino, J.A.; Marquez, E.; Quijano, C.E.; Castro, D., Volatile compounds in noni (Morinda citrifolia L.) at two ripening stages, Ciencia e Technologia de Alimentos, 2010, 30, 1, 183-187, https://doi.org/10.1590/S0101-20612010000100028 . [all data]

Jordan, Martinez, et al., 2006
Jordan, M.J.; Martinez, R.M.; Goodner, K.L.; Baldwin, E.A.; Sotomayor, J.A., Seasonal variation of Thymus hyemalis Lange and Spanish Thymus vulgaris L. essential oils composition, Ind. Crops Prod., 2006, 24, 3, 253-263, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2006.06.011 . [all data]

Sotomayor, Martínez, et al., 2004
Sotomayor, J.A.; Martínez, R.M.; García, A.J.; Jordán, M.J., Thymus zygis Subsp. Gracilis: watering level effect on phytomass production and essential oil quality, J. Agric. Food Chem., 2004, 52, 17, 5418-5424, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf0496245 . [all data]

Vinogradov, 2004
Vinogradov, B.A., Production, composition, properties and application of essential oils, 2004, retrieved from http://viness.narod.ru. [all data]

Jordán, Martínez, et al., 2003
Jordán, M.J.; Martínez, R.M.; Cases, M.A.; Sotomayor. J.A., Watering level effect on Thymus hyemalis lange essential oil yield and composition, J. Agric. Food Chem., 2003, 51, 18, 5420-5427, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf034335m . [all data]

Morales and Duque, 1987
Morales, A.L.; Duque, C., Aroma constituents of the fruit of the moutain papaya (Carica pubescens) from Colombia, J. Agric. Food Chem., 1987, 35, 4, 538-540, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf00076a024 . [all data]

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