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 |  | HEXYL FORMATE Basic information |  
  
 |  | HEXYL FORMATE Chemical Properties |  
 | Melting point  | −63 °C(lit.) |  | Boiling point  | 155-156 °C(lit.) |  | density  | 0.879 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.) |  | refractive index  | n20/D 1.407(lit.) |  | FEMA  | 2570 | HEXYL FORMATE |  | Fp  | 118 °F |  | form  | clear liquid |  | color  | Colorless to Almost colorless |  | Odor | at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. apple unripe plum banana sweet |  | Odor Type | fruity |  | JECFA Number | 120 |  | BRN  | 1701629 |  | LogP | 2.42 |  | CAS DataBase Reference | 629-33-4(CAS DataBase Reference) |  | EPA Substance Registry System | Formic acid, hexyl ester (629-33-4) |  
  
| Hazard Codes  | Xi |  | Risk Statements  | 10-36/37/38 |  | Safety Statements  | 16-26-36/37/39 |  | RIDADR  | UN 3272 3/PG 3 |  | WGK Germany  | 2 |  | RTECS  | LQ8595000 |  | TSCA  | Yes |  | HazardClass  | 3 |  | PackingGroup  | III |  | HS Code  | 29151300 |  
  
 |  | HEXYL FORMATE Usage And Synthesis |  
 | Description | Hexyl formate has a fruity, apple-like or unripe-plum odor and a
corresponding sweet taste. May be synthesized by prolonged boiling of n-hexyl alcohol and formic acid, or by azeotropic distillation 
of the alcohol and isopropyl formate.
 |  | Chemical Properties | Colorless liquid |  | Chemical Properties | Hexyl formate has a fruity, apple-like or unripe-plum odor; corresponding sweet taste.
 |  | Occurrence | Reported found in peach, grape, apple, strawberry, tea, plum, licorice, corn oil, wax gourd and black choke
cherry |  | Preparation | By prolonged boiling of n-hexyl alcohol and formic acid, or by azeotropic distillation of the alcohol and isopropyl formate |  | Definition | ChEBI: Hexyl formate is a carboxylic ester. |  
  
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