C6H12O2
116.16 g/mol
Flavor & FragranceDanger
HEXANOIC ACID
CAS142-62-1EC205-550-7
Category
Flavor & Fragrance
Compound Class
Organic Acid
Primary Use
Manufacture of esters for artificial flavors
Hexanoic acid, also known as caproic acid, is a colorless oily liquid with a fatty, cheesy, waxy odor reminiscent of goats or barnyard animals. It is a naturally occurring fatty acid found in animal fats and oils, and contributes to the characteristic smell of decomposing ginkgo seeds.
Manufacture of esters for artificial flavors
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Safety Reference
Danger
H311Toxic in contact with skin
H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
H318Causes serious eye damage
H332Harmful if inhaled
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
hexanoic acid
InChIKey
FUZZWVXGSFPDMH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CCCCCC(=O)O
Synonyms (37)
- 6NA
- Sodium Caprylate EP Impurity A
- 1-Hexanoic acid
- 1-Pentanecarboxylic acid
- Acid C6
- Acid C6; Caproic acid
- Bi(OHex)3
- Butylacetic acid
- Caproic acid
- Capronic acid
- HEXANOIC ACID
- Hexacid 698
- Hexanoic acid (natural)
- Hexoic acid
- Hexylic acid
- Kyselina kapronova
- Kyselina kapronova [Czech]
- Pentane-1-carboxylic acid
- Pentanecarboxylic acid
- Pentiformic acid
- Pentylformic acid
- ethyl 4-butanoic acid
- hexanoic acid (caproic acid)
- hexansäure
- methyl 5-pentanoic acid
- n-Caproic acid
- n-Hexanoic acid
- n-Hexoic acid
- n-Hexylic acid