8.00192

Octanoic acid

for synthesis

• Synonym(s): Octanoic acid
• Linear Formula: CH₃(CH₂)₆COOH
• CAS Number: 124-07-2
• Molecular Weight: 144.21
• MDL number: MFCD00004429
• UNSPSC Code: 12352106
• EC Index Number: 204-677-5
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• vapor pressure: 0.05 hPa ( 20 °C)
• Quality Level: 200
• assay: ≥99.0% (GC)
• form: liquid
• autoignition temp.: >300 °C
• potency: >2000 mg/kg LD₅₀, oral (Rat); >5000 mg/kg LD₅₀, skin (Rabbit)
• expl. lim.: 1 % (v/v)
• pH: 4 (20 °C, 0.2 g/L in H₂O)
• bp: 237 °C/1013 hPa
• mp: 16 °C
• transition temp: flash point 130 °C
• solubility: 0.68 g/L
• density: 0.91 g/cm³ at 20 °C
• storage temp.: 2-30°C
• InChI: 1S/C8H16O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8(9)10/h2-7H2,1H3,(H,9,10)
• InChI key: WWZKQHOCKIZLMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Analysis Note

Assay (GC, area%): ≥ 99.0 % (a/a)
Density (d 20 °C/ 4 °C): 0.908 - 0.912
Identity (IR): passes test
Due to its specific melting range the product may be solid, liquid, a solidified melt or a supercooled melt.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS05
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H314 - H412
• pcodes: P273 - P280 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P363
• Hazard Classifications: Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1C
• Storage Class: 8A - Combustible, corrosive hazardous materials
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: 230.0 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: > 110 °C - closed cup