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BH2786.9774
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950 l
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BH2786.1612
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BH2786.0716
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Technical data
- Melting Point:
- 16.5 °C
- Boiling Point:
- 239 °C
- Density:
- 0.910 kg/l
- Solubility:
- water 0.68 g/l at 20 °C
- Refractive Index:
- 40/D 1.4285
- Physical Description:
- liquid
- Product Code:
- BH2786
- Product Name:
- Octanoic Acid (BP, Ph. Eur., USP-NF) pure, pharma grade
- Quality Name:
- pure, pharma grade
- Specifications:
- Assay (Acidim.) calc. a.d.s.: 99.0-100.5%
Identity according to Pharmacopoeias: (Density, G.C.): passes test
(Spectrophotometric): IR passes test
Density 20/20: 0.909-0.912
Maximum limit of impurities
Appearance (Wet chemistry): passes test
Residue on ignition (as SO4) (Gravimetric): 0.05 %
Iodine value (Wet chemistry): 2
Peroxide value (Wet chemistry): 10.0
Related substances (G.C.)
Individual: 0.3%
Total: 0.5%
Residual solvents (Ph.Eur.curr.ed.). excluded by manufacturing process.
Microbial Limits
Bacterial endotoxins: 50 IU/g
Total Aerobic Microbial Count (TAMC): 100 cfu/ml
Water (Karl Fisher volumetry): 0.3 %
Heavy metals (as Pb): 0.001%
Fe (ICP-OES): 0.001 %
- Hazard pictograms
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- UN:
- 3265
- Class/PG:
- 8/III
- ADR:
- 8/III
- IMDG:
- 8/III
- IATA:
- 8/III
- WGK:
- 1
- Storage:
- Room Temperature.
- Signal Word:
- Danger
- GHS Symbols:
- GHS05
- H Phrases:
- H314
H412
- P Phrases:
- P260
P264
P280
P301+P330+P331
P303+P361+P353
P501
P304+P340
P305+P351+P338
P310
P321
P338
P363
P405
P273
- Master Name:
- Octanoic Acid
- Synonyms Long Text:
- Caprilic Acid
- EINECS:
- 204-677-5
- CS:
- 29159070
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Caprylic acid is the common name for octanoic acid, a carboxylic acid and saturated fatty acid. Like caproic acid and capric acid, the name derives from the Latin capra or caper for goat or billy goat.Occurrence and production
Caprylic acid is found as a triglyceride (glycerol triester) in coconut oil or fat at about 5-9%, in butter at about 1.2%. Also as a triglyceride, caprylic acid is found in goat butter, milk, palm oil, wine fusel oil, meat products, seafood and cheese. It is found in high concentrations in the seed oils of several species of cuphea (Cuphea spp.) and elm (Ulmus spp.). It is also found as a free acid in apples, bananas and strawberries. During the ripening process, it is metabolized in strawberries to 1-octanol and its esters, which form the main aroma components. It is also found in sage (Salvia sclarea), thyme (Thymus vulgaris), melons, such as watermelon (Citrullus lanatus), melon (Cucumis melo), ginger (Zingiber officinale), noni (Morinda citrifolia), roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa), cashew nuts (Anacardium occidentale), elderberry (Sambucus nigra) and European columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris).
This carboxylic acid is produced synthetically from octanol or octanal by oxidation. Biotechnological production with bacteria (Escherichia coli) and yeasts (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) is also possible, although not yet on an economically relevant scale.
Properties
Caprylic acid is a colorless oil in its pure state, with a slight rancid odor and taste. It has a melting point of 16.5 °C and boils at 237 °C. It is poorly soluble in water, but is miscible with many organic solvents. Its salts and esters are called caprylates or octanoates. Caprylic acid is irritating to the eyes and skin.
Use
Octanoic acid is used in the production of soaps, dyes, natural insecticides, fungicides and antiseptic drugs.
It is also used in insect sprays and is advertised as a "natural product" as it is not a classic insecticide. It acts by dissolving the chitinous shell of insects, causing them to die.
It is used medicinally against fungal infections (candidiasis) and some bacterial infections.
