Hexanoic acid

Hexanoic acid

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IUPACName=hexanoic acid
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CASNo=142-62-1
PubChem=8892
SMILES=CCCCCC(=O)O
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Formula=C6H12O2
MolarMass=116.15828
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Density=0.920 g/cm3
MeltingPt=−3 °C
BoilingPt=202-203 °C
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pKa = 4.88
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Hexanoic acid (common name caproic acid), is the carboxylic acid derived from hexane with the general formula C5H11COOH. It is a colorless oily liquid with an odor reminiscent of goats or other barnyard animals. It is a fatty acid found naturally in various animal fats and oils, and is one of the chemicals that gives the decomposing fleshy seed coat of the ginkgo its characteristic unpleasant odor. [ [http://scidiv.bcc.ctc.edu/rkr/Ginkgo/Ginkgo.html Ginkgo.html ] ]

The salts and esters of this acid are known as hexanoates or caproates.

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  • hexanoic acid — Capric Cap ric, a. [L. caper goat.] (Chem.) Of or pertaining to capric acid or its derivatives. [1913 Webster] {Capric acid} (also called {decanoic acid}), {C9H19.CO.OH}, {Caprylic acid} (also called {octanoic acid}), {C7H15.CO2.H}, and {Caproic… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hexanoic acid — heksano rūgštis statusas T sritis chemija formulė H(CH₂)₅COOH atitikmenys: angl. caproic acid; hexanoic acid rus. гексановая кислота; капроновая кислота …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • hexanoic acid — noun a fatty acid found in animal oils and fats or made synthetically; smells like goats • Syn: ↑caproic acid • Hypernyms: ↑saturated fatty acid * * * |heksə|nōik noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hexan ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • hexanoic acid — hex·a·no·ic acid .hek sə .nō ik n CAPROIC ACID * * * hex·a·no·ic ac·id (hek″sə noґik) systematic name for caproic acid …   Medical dictionary

  • hexanoic acid — /hɛksənoʊɪk ˈæsəd/ (say heksuhnohik asuhd) noun the carboxylic acid derived from hexane; caproic acid …  

  • hexanoic acid — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hexane + oic Date: 1926 caproic acid …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • hexanoic acid — /hek seuh noh ik, hek seuh /. See caproic acid. [1925 30; HEXANE + O + IC] * * * …   Universalium

  • hexanoic acid — noun caproic acid …   Wiktionary

  • hexanoic acid — liquid fatty acid used in the production of pharmaceuticals …   English contemporary dictionary

  • n-hexanoic acid — SYN: n caproic acid …   Medical dictionary

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