Title: n-Nonyl Acetate
CAS Registry Number: 143-13-5
CAS Name: Acetic acid n-nonyl ester
Additional Names: n-nonyl ethanoate; nonanol acetate
Manufacturers' Codes: Acetate C-9
Molecular Formula: C11H22O2
Molecular Weight: 186.29
Percent Composition: C 70.92%, H 11.90%, O 17.18%
Line Formula: CH3COO(CH2)8CH3
Properties: Liquid. Pungent odor, suggestive of mushrooms, resembles odor of gardenias when dil. d415 0.8785 (commercial grade, d2525 0.864-0.868). bp 208-212°. nD20 1.4328 (commercial grade, nD20 1.422-1.426). Insoluble in water. Freely sol in abs alcohol and ether; 33 ml dissolve in 100 ml of 80% ethanol.
Boiling point: bp 208-212°
Index of refraction: nD20 1.4328; nD20 1.422-1.426
Density: d415 0.8785; d2525 0.864-0.868
NOTE: The nonyl acetate of commerce may be the above compound or any of its isomers such as diisobutylcarbinyl acetate.
Use: In perfumery. |