methyl hexanoate

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methyl hexanoate

Identifiers

CAS (Single)	106-70-7
FEMA	2708
EINECS	203-425-1
Synonyms	caproic acid methyl ester hexanoic acid methyl ester hexanoic acid, methyl ester methyl caproate methyl caproate (hexanoate) methyl caproate natural methyl caproate synthetic methyl capronate methyl hexanoate nat. methyl hexanoate methyl hexanoate (methyl caproate) methyl hexanoate (natural) methyl hexanoate natural methyl hexoate methyl hexylate methyl N-hexanoate methyl-caproate (methyl-hexanoate)
JECFA Food Flavoring	1871
JECFA Food Additive	N/A
DG SANTE Food Flavourings	09.069 methyl hexanoate
DG SANTE Food Contact Materials	N/A
FDA UNII	246364VPJS
CoE Number	319
XlogP3-AA	2.50 (est)
Molecular Weight	130.18698
Molecular Formula	C7 H14 O2

Properties

Food Chemicals Codex Listed	No
Appearance	colorless to pale yellow clear liquid (est)
Assay	98.00 to 100.00
Specific Gravity	0.88000 to 0.88900 @ 25.00 °C.
Lbs/Gal (est)	7.322 to 7.397
Refractive Index	1.40200 to 1.41100 @ 20.00 Â°C.
Melting Point	-71.00 Â°C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Boiling Point	148.00 to 150.00 Â°C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Flash Point	113.00 Â°F. TCC ( 45.00 Â°C. )
Acid Value	1.00 max. KOH/g
Vapor Pressure	3.953000 mmHg @ 25.00 Â°C. (est)
Vapor Density	4.4 ( Air = 1 )
logP (o/w)	2.314 (est)
Soluble In	alcohol dipropylene glycol water, 1330 mg/L @ 20 °C (exp)
Occurrence	apple plant beer bilberry fruit blackberry fruit brandy apple brandy cayenne fruit champaca absolute (michelia alba dc.) @ 1.03% champaca concrete @ 0.05% champaca concrete @ trace% cheese bleu cheese cheese cheddar cheese cheese swiss cheese cider cloudberry fruit cranberry fruit currant fruit grape guava fruit guava fruit headspace reunion @ 0.20% guava fruit oil reunion @ 0.10% honey hop lamb malpighia glabra l. fruit oil @ 0.70% melon milk olive papaya fruit passion fruit pepper pineapple fruit plum fruit pteronia oil @ 0.30% raspberry red raspberry fruit soursop plant strawberry wild strawberry fruit sunflower flower tomato whiskey wine

Organoleptic

Organoleptic Notes	1. Odor Type: fruity Odor Strength:medium Substantivity: < 1 hour(s) at 100.00 % ethereal fruity pineapple apricot strawberry fruit tropical fruit banana bacon Odor Description:at 100.00 %. ethereal fruity pineapple apricot strawberry tropical fruit banana baconLuebke, William tgsc, (2021) Odor sample from: Advanced Biotech. Inc.
Odor	fruity ethereal, fruity, pineapple, apricot, strawberry, fruit, tropical, banana, bacon,
Flavor	fruity fruity, fatty, banana, pineapple, apple, apricot, fruit, tropical, creamy,

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