| Synonyms: n-Caprylic
Acid; n-Octanoic Acid; caprylic acid; c-8 acid; neo-fat 8; 1-heptanecarboxylic
acid; n-octic acid; n-octylic acid; Octoic acid; capryloate |
Structure:
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| CAS RN: 124-07-2 |
Formula: C8H16O2 |
| Melting point °C: 16
- 16.5 |
Boiling point °C: 239.7
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| MW: 144.2132 |
pKa: n/a |
| Importance in coffee: implicated
in perceived acidity. |
| During roasting: n/a |
| Other: Barely
soluble in water: <0.1 g/100 mL at 18 C. Density is 0.911. Oily
liquid. |
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