Product Description
Hexanoic acid, also known as caproic acid, is the carboxylic acid derived from hexane with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)4COOH. It is a colorless oily liquid with an odor that is fatty, cheesy, waxy, and like that of goats or other barnyard animals.
Properties:
- Formula: C6H12O2
- Melting point: −3.4 °C (25.9 °F; 269.8 K)
- Boiling point: 205.8 °C (402.4 °F; 478.9 K)
- Molar mass: 116.1583 g/mol
- Refractive index (nD): 1.4170
- Solubility in water: 1.082 g/100 mL
- Solubility: soluble in ethanol, ether
- Appearance : Colorless transparent liquid