Aminocaproic Acid

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    60-32-2

    Molecular formula
    C6H13NO2

    SMILES
    C(CCC(=O)O)CCN

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Cheesy 52.6%
    Fishy 51.29%
    Odorless 48.34%
    Meaty 41.18%
    Savory 32.96%
    Ripe 28.58%
    Animal 26.32%
    Fatty 20.96%
    Sour 19.69%
    Cooked 19.54%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    -3.0

    Molecular weight
    131.17 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    266°C

    Melting point expt.

    • 205 °C
    • 202-203 °C

    Flash point est.
    129.12 ˚C

    Solubility expt.

    • 0.9 [ug/mL] (The mean of the results at pH 7.4)
    • 505000 mg/L (at 25 °C)
    • 1 G IN 3 ML OF WATER; SLIGHTLY SOL IN ALCOHOL; PRACTICALLY INSOL IN CHLOROFORM & ETHER
    • 505.0 mg/mL at 25 °C

  • Synonyms

    • 6-aminohexanoic acid
    • 6-Aminocaproic acid
    • aminocaproic acid
    • 60-32-2
    • amicar
    • Hexanoic acid, 6-amino-
    • Epsikapron
    • Epsilcapramin
    • Capramol
    • Caprolisin
    • EACA
    • Epsicapron
    • Respramin
    • Amikar
    • Caprocid
    • Epsamon
    • EPSILON-AMINOCAPROIC ACID
    • Acepramin
    • Acepramine
    • Afibrin
    • Hemocaprol
    • Hemopar
    • Ipsilon
    • Hepin
    • Aminokapron
    • Caplamin
    • Capracid
    • Atsemin
    • Epsilon S
    • Aminocaproic
    • epsilon-Leucine
    • omega-Aminocaproic acid
    • Capralense
    • EACS
    • epsilon-Norleucine
    • 6-Amino-n-hexanoic acid
    • 6-amino-hexanoic acid
    • epsilon-Aminohexanoic acid
    • omega-Aminohexanoic acid
    • epsilcapramine
    • Eaca kabi
    • Aminohexanoic acid
    • Acido aminocaproico
    • Capranol
    • epsilon Aminocaproic Acid
    • Acide aminocaproique
    • Acidum aminocaproicum
    • epsilon-Amino-n-hexanoic acid
    • CL 10304
    • Epsilon-aminocapronzuur
    • CY 116
    • CY-116
    • NSC-26154
    • Acide aminocaproique [French]
    • Epsilon-Aminocapronsaeure
    • 177 J.D.
    • Amicar (TN)
    • Epsicaprom
    • .epsilon.-Aminocaproic acid
    • epsilon-Ahx
    • 1319-82-0
    • Acidum aminocaproicum [Latin]
    • MFCD00008238
    • acide aminocaproque
    • epsilon-aminocaproate
    • Acido aminocaproico [DCIT,Spanish]
    • epsilon-Amino-n-caproic acid
    • HEXANOIC ACID,6-AMINO
    • Kyselina omega-aminokapronova [Czech]
    • Aminocaproic Acid In Plastic Container
    • ACS
    • z artifact
    • epsilon-Aminocaproic acid (JAN)
    • CY116
    • Acide aminocaproique [INN-French]
    • Acido aminocaproico [INN-Spanish]
    • Acidum aminocaproicum [INN-Latin]
    • NSC 26154
    • NSC-400230
    • 177 J.D
    • 6-amino-n-caproic acid
    • .epsilon.-Norleucine
    • CL-10304
    • DTXSID0020070
    • CHEBI:16586
    • e-amino-n-caproic acid
    • NSC26154
    • 177 JD
    • 177-JD
    • .omega.-Aminocaproic acid
    • .omega.-Aminohexanoic acid
    • Aminocaproic acid (Amicar)
    • .epsilon.-Aminohexanoic acid
    • DTXCID7070
    • AMINOCAPROIC ACID [INN]
    • AMINOCAPROIC ACID [HSDB]
    • AMINOCAPROIC ACID [USAN]
    • U6F3787206
    • AMINOCAPROIC ACID [VANDF]
    • AMINOCAPROIC ACID [MART.]
    • .epsilon. S
    • .epsilon.-Leucine
    • AMINOCAPROIC ACID [USP-RS]
    • AMINOCAPROIC ACID [WHO-DD]
    • NSC400230
    • AMINOCAPROIC ACID [EP IMPURITY]
    • AMINOCAPROIC ACID [ORANGE BOOK]
    • EPSILON-AMINOCAPROIC ACID [JAN]
    • AMINOCAPROIC ACID [EP MONOGRAPH]
    • CAS-60-32-2
    • NCGC00015092-02
    • .EPSILON.-AMINOCAPROIC ACID [MI]
    • AMINOCAPROIC ACID [USP MONOGRAPH]
    • Caproamin
    • .EPSILON.-AMINOCAPROIC ACID [JAN]
    • WLN: Z5VQ
    • ZINC ACEXAMATE IMPURITY B [EP IMPURITY]
    • e-Aminocaproic acid
    • 6 Aminocaproic Acid
    • 6 Aminohexanoic Acid
    • AMINOCAPROIC ACID (MART.)
    • Acide aminocaproique (INN-French)
    • Acido aminocaproico (INN-Spanish)
    • Acidum aminocaproicum (INN-Latin)
    • AMINOCAPROIC ACID (USP-RS)
    • AMINOCAPROIC ACID (EP IMPURITY)
    • AMINOCAPROIC ACID (EP MONOGRAPH)
    • AMINOCAPROIC ACID (USP MONOGRAPH)

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1.5
    methanol 23.62
    isopropanol 0.16
    water 819.6
    ethyl acetate 0.23
    n-propanol 0.85
    acetone 0.55
    n-butanol 0.49
    acetonitrile 0.16
    DMF 5.16
    toluene 0.24
    isobutanol 0.79
    1,4-dioxane 0.36
    methyl acetate 0.25
    THF 2.3
    2-butanone 0.32
    n-pentanol 0.74
    sec-butanol 0.31
    n-hexane 0.15
    ethylene glycol 71.84
    NMP 94.13
    cyclohexane 0.12
    DMSO 80.49
    n-butyl acetate 2.84
    n-octanol 1.09
    chloroform 0.36
    n-propyl acetate 0.77
    acetic acid 57.18
    dichloromethane 0.37
    cyclohexanone 3.96
    propylene glycol 25.97
    isopropyl acetate 0.44
    DMAc 11.46
    2-ethoxyethanol 5.83
    isopentanol 1.07
    n-heptane 0.25
    ethyl formate 1.85
    1,2-dichloroethane 0.38
    n-hexanol 3.22
    2-methoxyethanol 12.02
    isobutyl acetate 0.91
    tetrachloromethane 0.88
    n-pentyl acetate 1.38
    transcutol 30.22
    n-heptanol 2.34
    ethylbenzene 0.37
    MIBK 1.12
    2-propoxyethanol 13.02
    tert-butanol 1.63
    MTBE 0.29
    2-butoxyethanol 8.13
    propionic acid 16.55
    o-xylene 0.94
    formic acid 284.9
    diethyl ether 0.05
    m-xylene 0.76
    p-xylene 0.58
    chlorobenzene 0.5
    dimethyl carbonate 1.53
    n-octane 0.07
    formamide 108.76
    cyclopentanone 7.74
    2-pentanone 0.33
    anisole 0.9
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1.36
    gamma-butyrolactone 18.81
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 4.2
    pyridine 0.81
    3-pentanone 0.41
    furfural 37.29
    n-dodecane 0.05
    diethylene glycol 44.0
    diisopropyl ether 0.16
    tert-amyl alcohol 2.64
    acetylacetone 3.0
    n-hexadecane 0.06
    acetophenone 3.79
    methyl propionate 0.52
    isopentyl acetate 4.55
    trichloroethylene 1.24
    n-nonanol 1.08
    cyclohexanol 1.71
    benzyl alcohol 2.93
    2-ethylhexanol 3.43
    isooctanol 2.34
    dipropyl ether 0.63
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1.54
    ethyl lactate 6.21
    propylene carbonate 14.86
    n-methylformamide 9.54
    2-pentanol 0.22
    n-pentane 0.04
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 9.26
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 6.72
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 18.69
    mesitylene 1.07
    ε-caprolactone 6.5
    p-cymene 1.53
    epichlorohydrin 2.72
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 0.45
    2-aminoethanol 44.88
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 24.15
    sulfolane 151.53
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 0.24
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1.15
    n-hexyl acetate 1.97
    isooctane 0.17
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 16.62
    sec-butyl acetate 0.67
    tert-butyl acetate 2.4
    decalin 0.33
    glycerin 116.15
    diglyme 18.1
    acrylic acid 41.38
    isopropyl myristate 1.1
    n-butyric acid 7.43
    acetyl acetate 1.55
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 6.9
    ethyl propionate 0.79
    nitromethane 14.28
    1,2-diethoxyethane 0.92
    benzonitrile 1.4
    trioctyl phosphate 4.05
    1-bromopropane 0.08
    gamma-valerolactone 16.7
    n-decanol 0.86
    triethyl phosphate 5.22
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 0.84
    propionitrile 0.23
    vinylene carbonate 11.46
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 43.75
    DMS 4.07
    cumene 0.8
    2-octanol 0.84
    2-hexanone 0.8
    octyl acetate 1.54
    limonene 1.91
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2.54
    ethyl orthosilicate 4.18
    tributyl phosphate 5.05
    diacetone alcohol 10.6
    N,N-dimethylaniline 2.15
    acrylonitrile 0.79
    aniline 1.2
    1,3-propanediol 14.6
    bromobenzene 0.38
    dibromomethane 0.26
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1.38
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 6.85
    tetrabutyl urea 6.6
    diisobutyl methanol 2.25
    2-phenylethanol 4.88
    styrene 0.28
    dioctyl adipate 3.41
    dimethyl sulfate 15.0
    ethyl butyrate 2.58
    methyl lactate 10.71
    butyl lactate 8.88
    diethyl carbonate 2.7
    propanediol butyl ether 16.11
    triethyl orthoformate 3.28
    p-tert-butyltoluene 1.63
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 12.58
    morpholine 0.63
    tert-butylamine 0.76
    n-dodecanol 0.67
    dimethoxymethane 1.19
    ethylene carbonate 6.14
    cyrene 36.64
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 2.64
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 3.36
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 2.39
    4-methylpyridine 0.65
    dibutyl ether 0.31
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 2.25
    DEF 1.39
    dimethyl isosorbide 37.15
    tetrachloroethylene 3.07
    eugenol 15.18
    triacetin 7.28
    span 80 17.7
    1,4-butanediol 8.61
    1,1-dichloroethane 0.1
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1.78
    methyl formate 7.6
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1.23
    n-decane 0.07
    butyronitrile 0.19
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 1.99
    1-chlorooctane 0.24
    1-chlorotetradecane 0.15
    n-nonane 0.06
    undecane 0.06
    tert-butylcyclohexane 0.4
    cyclooctane 0.1
    cyclopentanol 3.37
    tetrahydropyran 0.19
    tert-amyl methyl ether 0.6
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 22.63
    1-hexene 0.16
    2-isopropoxyethanol 3.58
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 36.12
    methyl butyrate 1.34

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 No restriction Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 No restriction Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 No restriction
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 No restriction Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
 No restriction
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
 No restriction
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 No restriction
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 No restriction Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
 No restriction