C8H16O2
144.21 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalDanger
Octanoic acid
CAS124-07-2EC204-677-5
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Organic Acid
Primary Use
Manufacture of dyes, drugs, perfumes, antiseptics
Octanoic acid is a colorless to light yellow liquid with a mild odor. It is corrosive to metals and tissue and is used primarily in the manufacture of dyes, drugs, perfumes, and antiseptics.
Manufacture of dyesManufacture of drugsManufacture of perfumes and antiseptics
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Safety Reference
Danger
H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
H412Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects
H302Harmful if swallowed
H311Toxic in contact with skin
H318Causes serious eye damage
H402Harmful to aquatic life
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for Octanoic acid (CAS 124-07-2) is 2915.90.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2915.90
EU CN code (8-digit)
2915 90 90
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
octanoic acid
InChIKey
WWZKQHOCKIZLMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CCCCCCCC(=O)O
Synonyms (62)
- OCA
- Caprylic acid, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
- Caprylic acid, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
- Octanoic acid (USAN)
- Octanoic acid (USAN/INN)
- 0ctanoic acid
- 1-heptanecarboxylic acid
- 1-octanoic acid
- Acid C8
- Acid C8; Caprylic acid
- Acide octanoique
- Acide octanoique [French]
- Acido octanoico
- Acido octanoico [Spanish]
- Acidum octanocium
- Acidum octanocium [Latin]
- C-8 acid
- Caprylic acid (NF)
- Caprylic acid (natural)
- Caprylic acid CRS
- Caprylic acid-8-13C
- Caprylsaeure
- Copper as octanoate
- EDENOR C 8-98-100
- Emery 657
- Enantic acid
- Heptane-1-carboxylic acid
- Hexacid 898
- Kaprylsaeure
- Kortacid 0899
- Kyselina kaprylova
- Kyselina kaprylova [Czech]
- Lunac 8-95
- Lunac 8-98
- OCTANOIC ACID (CAPRYLIC ACID)
- OCTANOIC ACID [MART.]
- Octanoic acid (Standard)
- Octanoic acid, for synthesis
- Octanoic acid, natural
- Octanoic acid-7-13C
- Octansaeure
- Octic acid
- Octylic acid
- Prifac 2901
- QSPL 011
- QSPL 184
- acidum octanoicum
- caprylic acid
- hydron;octanoate
- n-Octoic acid
- n-caprylic acid
- n-heptanecarboxylic acid
- n-octanoic acid
- n-octic acid
- n-octylic acid
- octanic acid
- octanoic acid
- octoic acid
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