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C10H20O2
172.26 g/mol
Flavor & Fragrance

ETHYL OCTANOATE

CAS106-32-1EC203-385-5
Category
Flavor & Fragrance
Compound Class
Ester
Primary Use
Flavor and fragrance ingredient

Ethyl octanoate is a fatty acid ethyl ester formed from octanoic acid and ethanol. It is naturally occurring and used as a flavor and fragrance ingredient, as well as being a metabolite.

Flavor and fragrance ingredientMetabolite

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StrongStructure SimilarSimilarity 1.00

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

ethyl octanoate

InChIKey

YYZUSRORWSJGET-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CCCCCCCC(=O)OCC

Synonyms (19)
  • Sodium Caprylate EP Impurity G
  • Caprylic acid ethyl ester
  • ETHYL OCTANOATE
  • Ethyl caprylate
  • Ethyl ester octanoic acid
  • Ethyl ester of octanoic acid
  • Ethyl n-octanoate
  • Ethyl octanoate (natural)
  • Ethyl octoate
  • Ethyl octylate
  • FEMA 2449
  • Octanoic acid, ethyl ester
  • n-Caprylic acid ethyl ester
  • n-Octanoic Acid Ethyl Ester
  • octanoic acid ethyl