Heptanoic acid
ALDRICH/146870 - 96%
Synonym: Enanthic acid; Oenanthic acid
CAS Number: 111-14-8
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C7H14O2
Molecular Weight: 130.18
EC Number: 203-838-7
MDL Number: MFCD00004426
Linear Formula: CH3(CH2)5COOH
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | 96% |
| bp | 223 °C (lit.) |
| density | 0.918 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| expl. lim. | 10.1 % |
| form | liquid |
| InChI | 1S/C7H14O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7 |
| InChI key | MNWFXJYAOYHMED-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | −10.5 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 100 ![]() |
| refractive index | n |
| SMILES string | CCCCCCC(O)=O |
| solubility | diethyl ether: soluble |
| DMF: soluble | |
| DMSO: soluble | |
| ethanol: soluble | |
| water: soluble 0.2419 g/100ml at 15 °C | |
| vapor density | 4.5 (vs air) |
| vapor pressure | <0.1 mmHg ( 20 °C) |
| Application: | Heptanoic acid has been used as internal standard during gas chromatographic analysis of the butyl esters of volatile acids in microbial fermentation media. |
| General description: | Ketonisation of heptanoic acid catalyzed by Mn, Ce and Zr oxides deposited on Al2O3, SiO2 and TiO2 has been studied. |
| Packaging: | 100 mL in glass bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() GHS05,GHS07 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H314 - H332 - H335 |
| Precautionary statements | P260 - P280 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338 + P310 |
| Hazard Codes | C |
| Risk Statements | 34 |
| Safety Statements | 26-28-36/37/39-45 |
| RIDADR | UN 3265 8 / PGII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | 235.4 °F - closed cup |
| Flash Point(C) | 113 °C - closed cup |
| Purity | 96% |
| bp | 223 °C (lit.) |
| mp | −10.5 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 0.918 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| Refractive Index | n |
| UNSPSC | 12352100 |



