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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Bilterys and Gisseleire, 1935
Bilterys, R.; Gisseleire, J., Investigations on the Congelation Temperature of Organic Compounds, Bull. Soc. Chim. Belg., 1935, 44, 567. [all data]

Gartenmeister, 1886
Gartenmeister, R., Investigation of the physical characterstics of liquid compounds: vi boiling point and specific volume of normal fatty acid esters, Justus Liebigs Ann. Chem., 1886, 233, 249-315. [all data]

Hoback, Parsons, et al., 1943
Hoback, J.H.; Parsons, D.O.; Bartlett, J.F., Some esters of normal aliphatic alcohols and acids, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1943, 65, 1606-7. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point

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