Ethyl heptanoate is the fatty acid ethyl ester of heptanoic acid.
Definition
Ethyl heptanoate is the fatty acid ethyl ester of heptanoic acid. It has a role as a metabolite. It is functionally related to a heptanoic acid.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 45R404Y5X8 · registered name Ethyl heptanoate · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 106-30-9
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 203-382-9
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID1040112
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID9020112
- IUPAC
- Ethyl heptanoate
- Molecular formula
- C9H18O2
- Molecular weight
- 158.241 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid · Colourless liquid with a wine, brandy-like odour
- Boiling point
- 188.00 to 189.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg · 189 °C, 72% azeotrope at 98.5 °C
- Melting point
- -66.1 °C
- Solubility
- 0.29 mg/mL · Slightly soluble in most fixed oils and in propylene glycol, insoluble in water and glycerol
- Density
- 0.867-0.872
- Melting/freezing point
- -66.1 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 187 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0.68 ㎜Hg (at 25degreeC)
- Water solubility
- 290 ㎎/ℓ (at 25degreeC)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 3.32
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 74 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Fragrance70
- Flavouring and nutrient2
- Surfactant (surface active agent)1
- No specific technical function1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 15
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
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