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153745

Sigma-Aldrich

Hexanoic acid

≥99%

Synonym(s):

Acid C6, Caproic acid

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)4COOH
CAS Number:
142-62-1
Molecular Weight:
116.16
Beilstein:
773837
EC Number:
205-550-7
MDL number:
MFCD00004421
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24849370
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor density

4 (vs air)

vapor pressure

0.18 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

≥99%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.4161 (lit.)

bp

202-203 °C (lit.)

mp

−4 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: slightly soluble
diethyl ether: easily soluble
ethanol: easily soluble

density

0.927 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

Organoleptic

pungent

SMILES string

CCCCCC(O)=O

InChI

1S/C6H12O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6(7)8/h2-5H2,1H3,(H,7,8)

InChI key

FUZZWVXGSFPDMH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Hexanoic acid is a resistance priming inducer that protects tomato plants from Botrytis cinerea.

Application

Hexanoic acid can be used:
  • To prepare polyethylene glycol derived nanomicelles as a non-viral gene carrier.
  • As a starting material to synthesize an amino acid L-norleucine.
  • As a reactant to prepare 4-methoxy phenyl hexyl ketone through Friedel−Crafts acylation of anisole using Hβ zeolite-based catalyst.
  • As a template in the preparation of highly conducting thin polypyrrole coated alumina composite particles.

Pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H314

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1C

Storage Class Code

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

215.6 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

102 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Listings

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PDSCL

Deleterious substance

FSL

Group 4: Flammable liquids
Type 3 petroleums
Hazardous rank III
Water soluble liquid

ISHL Indicated Name

Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

ISHL Notified Names

Substances Subject to be Notified Names

JAN Code

153745-500ML:
153745-100G:4548173356587
153745-VAR:
153745-500G:4548173356594
153745-100ML:
153745-2.5ML:
153745-2.5G:4548173356570
153745-BULK:

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Ivan Finiti et al.
Molecular plant pathology, 15(6), 550-562 (2013-12-11)
Treatment with the resistance priming inducer hexanoic acid (Hx) protects tomato plants from Botrytis cinerea by activating defence responses. To investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying hexanoic acid-induced resistance (Hx-IR), we compared the expression profiles of three different conditions: Botrytis-infected plants
Buddhadev Layek et al.
Molecular pharmaceutics, 11(3), 982-994 (2014-02-07)
Gene therapy holds immense potential as a future therapeutic strategy for the treatment of numerous genetic diseases which are incurable to date. Nevertheless, safe and efficient gene delivery remains the most challenging aspects of gene therapy. To overcome this difficulty
Enantioselective biocatalytic formal α-amination of hexanoic acid to l-norleucine
Dennig A, et al.
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 16(43), 8030-8033 (2018)
Formation of ultrathin polypyrrole (PPY) films on alumina particles using adsorbed hexanoic acid as a template.
Cho G, et al.
Langmuir, 16(10), 4424-4429 (2000)
Diya Alsafadi et al.
New biotechnology, 34, 47-53 (2016-05-26)
Olive mill wastewater (OMW), a highly polluting waste from the olive oil industry, was utilized as sole carbon source for the production of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) by extremely halophilic Haloferax Mediterranei (H. mediterranei) in a one stage cultivation step. H. mediterranei
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