4-ethyl octanoic acid

Full Material List
4-ethyloctanoic acid

Identifiers

FEMA 3800
CAS 16493-80-4
EINECS 240-560-5
Synonyms
  • 4- ethyl caprylic acid
  • 4- ethylcaprylic acid
  • 4- ethyloctanoic acid
  • 4- ethyloctanoicacid
  • octanoic acid, 4-ethyl-
JECFA Food Flavoring 1218
JECFA Food Additive N/A
DG SANTE Food Flavourings 08.079 4-ethyloctanoic acid
DG SANTE Food Contact Materials N/A
FDA UNII F9ESD8LYSQ
CoE Number 8079
XlogP3-AA N/A
Molecular Weight 172.2678
Molecular Formula C10 H20 O2

Organoleptic

Organoleptic Notes
  • 1. Odor Type: fatty goaty lamb mutton fatty
  • Odor Description:at 1.00 % in propylene glycol. goaty lamb/mutton fatty
Odor fatty
goaty, lamb, mutton, fatty,
Flavor fatty
goaty,

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Properties

Food Chemicals Codex Listed No
Appearance colorless to pale yellow clear liquid (est)
Assay 99.00 to 100.00
Specific Gravity 0.89800 to 0.90800 @ 25.00 °C.
Lbs/Gal (est) 7.472 to 7.555
Refractive Index 1.43000 to 1.43900 @ 20.00 °C.
Melting Point N/A
Boiling Point 163.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Flash Point 212.00 °F. TCC ( 100.00 °C. )
Acid Value N/A
Vapor Pressure 0.002000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est)
Vapor Density N/A
logP (o/w) 3.598 (est)
Soluble In
  • alcohol
  • water, slightly
  • water, 64.05 mg/L @ 25 °C (est)
  • water
Occurrence
  • cheese goat cheese
  • costus root
  • lamb heated lamb
  • mutton
  • tobacco virginia tobacco