Heptyl acetate: Difference between revisions

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| Name = Heptyl acetate

| ImageFile = Heptyl acetate.png

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| IUPACName = 1-Heptyl acetate

| OtherNames = ''n''-Heptyl acetate<br />Acetate C-7

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| SMILES = O=C(OCCCCCCC)C

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| Formula = C₉H₁₈O₂

| MolarMass = 158.24 g/mol

| Density = 0.862 - 0.872 g/cm³

| MeltingPt = -50 °C

| BoilingPt = 192-193 °C

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'''Heptyl acetate''' (C₉H₁₈O₂), also known as '''[[heptane|heptanyl]] [[acetate]]''' and '''acetate C-7''', is a [[colorless]] [[alcohol]]-[[soluble]] [[liquid]] that is the [[ester]] formed by the condensation of [[1-heptanol]] and [[acetic acid]].

Heptyl acetate is used as a [[fruit]] [[essence]] [[flavor]]ing in [[food]]s and as a [[scent]] in [[perfume]]s. It has a [[wood]]y, fruity, [[rum]]like [[odor]] and a [[spicy]], [[floral]] [[taste]] with a [[soap]]y, [[fat]]ty [[Texture (food)|texture]].

{{Unreferenced|date =September 2007}}

==External links==

*[http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/data/rw1003731.html Acetate C-7 info page]

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[[fr:Acétate d'heptyle]]

[[ja:酢酸ヘプチル]]