Title: Ethyl Caproate
CAS Registry Number: 123-66-0
CAS Name: Hexanoic acid ethyl ester
Additional Names: ethyl hexanoate
Molecular Formula: C8H16O2
Molecular Weight: 144.21
Percent Composition: C 66.63%, H 11.18%, O 22.19%
Line Formula: CH3(CH2)4COOC2H5
Properties: Colorless to yellowish liquid; pleasant odor. d20 0.873. bp 166-167°. Insol in water; miscible with alcohol, ether.
Boiling point: bp 166-167°
Density: d20 0.873
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