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Hexyl acetate

99%

Synonym(s):

Capryl acetate

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Linear Formula:
CH3COO(CH2)5CH3
CAS Number:
142-92-7
Molecular Weight:
144.21
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24846804
EC Number:
205-572-7
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1747138
MDL number:
MFCD00009524

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Product Name

Hexyl acetate, 99%

InChI key

AOGQPLXWSUTHQB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

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

SMILES string

CCCCCCOC(C)=O

assay

99%

refractive index

n20/D 1.409 (lit.)

bp

168-170 °C (lit.)

mp

−80 °C (lit.)

density

0.87 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

ester

Quality Level

200

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Application

Hexyl acetate was used to study the activity of diamondback moth sex pheromone and larval frass volatiles, as well as green leaf volatiles from cabbage, on the natural enemies of the pest.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Hexyl acetate has antimicrobial activity and can be used to improve the safety of minimally processed fruits. Hexyl acetate is a fruity smelling fluid used as flavoring agent or in perfumes. Hexyl acetate is a green leaf volatile from cabbage Brassica oleracea var. capitata L.

General description

Hexyl acetate is an ester and is commonly used as a solvent for resins, polymers, fats, and oils. It can also be used as a flavoring agent in the food industry. It is produced by acid catalyzed liquid phase esterification of n-hexanol and acetic acid.

pictograms

FlameEnvironment
GHS02,GHS09

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Warning

hcodes

H226,H411

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 2 - Flam. Liq. 3

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

132.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

56 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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Intensification of enzyme catalysed synthesis of hexyl acetate using sonication
AR Deshmukh, et al.
Green Processing and Synthesis, 6, 55-62 (2017)
Rosalba Lanciotti et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 51(10), 2958-2963 (2003-05-02)
The aims of this work were to evaluate the effects of different concentrations of hexanal, (E)-2-hexenal, hexyl acetate, and their mixtures on the fate of pathogenic species such as Escherichia coli, Salmonella enteritidis, and Listeria monocytogenes inoculated in model systems
Sven R L Gobert et al.
Journal of microencapsulation, 36(4), 371-384 (2019-06-20)
Microencapsulation is almost exclusively performed in batch processes. With today's chemistry increasingly performed in flow reactors, this work aims to realise a continuous reactor setup for the encapsulation of an ester with a polyuria (PU) shell. The generation of an
G V P Reddy et al.
Journal of chemical ecology, 28(1), 131-143 (2002-03-02)
The parasitoids Trichogramma chilonis (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) and Cotesia plutellae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), and the predator Chrysoperla carnea (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae), are potential biological control agents for the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae). We present studies on the interactions between these bioagents
Synthesis of n-hexyl acetate by reactive distillation.
Schmitt M, et al.
Chemical Engineering and Processing, 43(3), 397-409 (2004)
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