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 |  | ALLYL CAPRYLATE Basic information |  
 | Product Name: | ALLYL CAPRYLATE |  | Synonyms: | ALLYL-N-CAPRYLATE;ALLYL CAPRYLATE;ALLYL OCTANOATE;ALDEHYDE C-19;2-PROPENYL OCTANOATE;Allyl n-octanoate;FEMA 2037;prop-2-enyl octanoate |  | CAS: | 4230-97-1 |  | MF: | C11H20O2 |  | MW: | 184.28 |  | EINECS: | 224-184-9 |  | Product Categories: |  |  | Mol File: | 4230-97-1.mol |    |  
  
 |  | ALLYL CAPRYLATE Chemical Properties |  
 | Melting point  | -58.7°C (estimate) |  | Boiling point  | 87-88 °C6 mm Hg(lit.) |  | density  | 0.881 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.) |  | FEMA  | 2037 | ALLYL OCTANOATE |  | refractive index  | n20/D 1.432(lit.) |  | Fp  | 203 °F |  | Odor | at 100.00 %. waxy fruity green tropical pineapple watercress metallic fatty soapy |  | Odor Type | waxy |  | JECFA Number | 5 |  | LogP | 4.18 |  | EPA Substance Registry System | Octanoic acid, 2-propenyl ester (4230-97-1) |  
  
| Hazard Codes  | Xi |  | Risk Statements  | 36/37/38 |  | Safety Statements  | 26-36 |  | WGK Germany  | 3 |  | RTECS  | RH0365000 |  | Toxicity | rat,LD50,oral,570mg/kg (570mg/kg),Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  Vol. 16, Pg. 643, 1978. |  
  
 |  | ALLYL CAPRYLATE Usage And Synthesis |  
 | Chemical Properties | Allyl octanoate has a fruity odor and oily-winy undernote. It has a pineapple, banana, fatty, fruity taste |  | Uses | Allyl Caprylate is a synthetic flavoring agent that is a colorless to light yellow liquid and has a fruity odor. It is alkali and mineral acid unstable and should be stored in glass, tin, or resin-lined containers. It is used to give flavors a fruity note and has application in dessert gels, puddings, beverages, and candy at 3–25 ppm. |  | Preparation | By esterification of caprylic acid with allyl alcohol in benzene in the presence of naphthalene-β-sulfonic acid. |  | Definition | ChEBI: 2-Propenyl octanoate is a fatty acid ester. |  | Taste threshold values | Taste characteristics at 10 ppm: fatty, fruity, pineapple tropical-like |  | Safety Profile | Moderately toxic by ingestion. A skin irritant. See also ALLYL COMPOUNDS and ESTERS. When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes. |  
  
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