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Hexanoic acid

analytical standard

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Synonym(s):
Acid C6, Caproic acid
Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)4COOH
CAS Number:
142-62-1
Molecular Weight:
116.16
Beilstein:
773837
EC Number:
205-550-7
MDL number:
MFCD00004421
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
PubChem Substance ID:
329752164
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

vapor density

4 (vs air)

vapor pressure

0.18 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

≥99.0% (GC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.416
n20/D 1.4161 (lit.)

bp

202-203 °C (lit.)

mp

−4 °C (lit.)

density

0.927 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

Organoleptic

pungent

SMILES string

CCCCCC(O)=O

InChI

1S/C6H12O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6(7)8/h2-5H2,1H3,(H,7,8)

InChI key

FUZZWVXGSFPDMH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Hexanoic acid is a six-carbon saturated fatty acid found naturally in oils and animal fats as well as produced by certain anaerobic bacteria. It has been widely used in industrial applications such as perfumes, medicine, food additives, lubricating grease, tobacco flavor, rubber, and dyes.
This substance is listed on the positive list of the EU regulation 10/2011 for plastics intended to come into contact with food.

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Application

Hexanoic acid may be used as a reference standard for the determination of the analyte:
  • In Dortyol yerli orange juices by high performance liquid chromatography method
  • In Lomatogonium rotatum, a herbal medicine sample using acridone-9-ethyl-p-toluenesulfonate (AETS) as a fluorescence derivatization reagent by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).

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Pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H314

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1C

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

closed cup

Flash Point(C)

closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Information

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  5. What is the molarity of hexanoic acid?

    Based on density of 0.927 g/mL and MW of 116.16, the effective molarity of this neat liquid is 7.98 M.

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HPLC-APCI-MS determination of free fatty acids in Tibet folk medicine lomatogonium rotatum with fluorescence detection and mass spectrometric identification.
Li Y, et al.
Journal of Liquid Chromatography and Related Technologies, 29(18), 2741-2751 (2006)
Determination of volatile, phenolic, organic acid and sugar components in a Turkish cv. Dortyol (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck) orange juice.
Kelebek H and Selli S
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 91(10), 1855-1862 (2011)
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A biosynthetic pathway for hexanoic acid production in Kluyveromyces marxianus.
Cheon Y, et al.
Journal of Biotechnology, 182, 30-36 (2014)
A C Schoots et al.
Journal of chromatography, 164(1), 1-8 (1979-09-11)
A fast and reliable procedure for gas chromatographic profiling of components in ultrafiltrated uremic serum has been developed, using glass capillary columns. Sample pretreatment consists of ultrafiltration, evaporation and silylation. Some twenty components are identified by electron-impact and chemical ionization
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