| Melting point |
-56°C |
| Boiling point |
172-173 °C(lit.) |
| Density |
0.87 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.) |
| refractive index |
n20/D 1.411(lit.) |
| FEMA |
2705 | METHYL HEPTANOATE |
| Flash point |
127 °F |
| storage temp. |
room temp |
| solubility |
Chloroform: soluble; Ethanol: soluble; Ethyl ether: soluble |
| form |
Liquid |
| color |
Colorless to Light yellow |
| Odor |
at 100.00 %. sweet fruit green orris waxy floral berry |
| Odor Type |
fruity |
| biological source |
synthetic |
| Specific Heat Capacity |
Cp(liquid): 1.98 J/(g·K), at 25℃ |
| JECFA Number |
167 |
| BRN |
1747147 |
| Henry's Law Constant |
1.8×10-2 mol/(m3Pa) at 25℃, Plyasunov et al. (2004) |
| Dielectric constant |
4.3600000000000003 |
| Major Application |
cleaning products
cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care |
| Cosmetics Ingredients Functions |
PERFUMING |
| InChI |
1S/C8H16O2/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8(9)10-2/h3-7H2,1-2H3 |
| InChIKey |
XNCNNDVCAUWAIT-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES |
CCCCCCC(=O)OC |
| LogP |
2.83 |
| CAS DataBase Reference |
106-73-0(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| NIST Chemistry Reference |
Heptanoic acid, methyl ester(106-73-0) |
| EPA Substance Registry System |
Methyl heptanoate (106-73-0) |
