Amyl laurate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    5350-03-8

    Molecular formula
    C17H34O2

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCCCCC

  • Odor profile

    Oily 75.95%
    Fatty 70.0%
    Fruity 66.87%
    Waxy 59.95%
    Winey 55.73%
    Cognac 51.84%
    Floral 42.97%
    Sweet 39.85%
    Brandy 37.82%
    Fermented 37.72%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    7.1

    Molecular weight
    270.5 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    325°C

    Flash point est.
    142.31 ˚C

  • Synonyms

    • Amyl laurate
    • Lauric acid n-amyl ester
    • 5350-03-8
    • Pentyl laurate
    • pentyl dodecanoate
    • Lauric acid, pentyl ester
    • DODECANOIC ACID, PENTYL ESTER
    • n-amyl laurate
    • 0L8N15IQC6
    • Lauric Acid Amyl Ester
    • NSC-3891
    • Lauric Acid Pentyl Ester
    • UNII-0L8N15IQC6
    • CHEBI:188346
    • DTXSID40201711
    • NSC 3891
    • EINECS 226-319-7
    • Amyllaurate
    • MFCD00059218
    • dodecanoic acid pentyl ester
    • SCHEMBL675675
    • DTXCID70124202
    • NSC3891
    • Dodecanoic acid, pentyl ester (9CI)
    • HY-W099598
    • BS-23590
    • CS-0152240
    • L0012
    • NS00044577
    • D80394
    • Q63398714

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 2245.07
    methanol 1849.57
    isopropanol 2863.29
    water 0.05
    ethyl acetate 6644.76
    n-propanol 2603.01
    acetone 6570.77
    n-butanol 2820.12
    acetonitrile 2586.64
    DMF 5060.76
    toluene 2215.76
    isobutanol 2483.98
    1,4-dioxane 4906.77
    methyl acetate 3645.26
    THF 8413.4
    2-butanone 5808.43
    n-pentanol 1872.27
    sec-butanol 2862.64
    n-hexane 1439.62
    ethylene glycol 78.53
    NMP 5468.25
    cyclohexane 3405.81
    DMSO 5066.36
    n-butyl acetate 5794.84
    n-octanol 1126.16
    chloroform 8320.65
    n-propyl acetate 5962.1
    acetic acid 1685.76
    dichloromethane 8927.53
    cyclohexanone 11750.65
    propylene glycol 255.61
    isopropyl acetate 5084.07
    DMAc 4763.37
    2-ethoxyethanol 2180.17
    isopentanol 3078.7
    n-heptane 793.83
    ethyl formate 2416.08
    1,2-dichloroethane 7761.84
    n-hexanol 1711.8
    2-methoxyethanol 2793.51
    isobutyl acetate 3297.37
    tetrachloromethane 2033.53
    n-pentyl acetate 4744.91
    transcutol 7882.22
    n-heptanol 1071.95
    ethylbenzene 1394.49
    MIBK 4163.32
    2-propoxyethanol 2478.11
    tert-butanol 3854.61
    MTBE 6198.76
    2-butoxyethanol 2038.99
    propionic acid 1932.09
    o-xylene 1545.93
    formic acid 219.42
    diethyl ether 6315.83
    m-xylene 1489.47
    p-xylene 2105.66
    chlorobenzene 3371.48
    dimethyl carbonate 825.09
    n-octane 276.66
    formamide 547.92
    cyclopentanone 8547.79
    2-pentanone 6574.97
    anisole 2247.09
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 6052.39
    gamma-butyrolactone 6800.24
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 2798.44
    pyridine 5901.73
    3-pentanone 4252.0
    furfural 4523.37
    n-dodecane 122.79
    diethylene glycol 811.29
    diisopropyl ether 2221.72
    tert-amyl alcohol 3490.11
    acetylacetone 5085.4
    n-hexadecane 157.47
    acetophenone 2416.09
    methyl propionate 3591.35
    isopentyl acetate 5152.88
    trichloroethylene 10841.13
    n-nonanol 1015.04
    cyclohexanol 4458.94
    benzyl alcohol 1351.81
    2-ethylhexanol 1746.36
    isooctanol 1109.7
    dipropyl ether 3886.73
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 3219.18
    ethyl lactate 1157.72
    propylene carbonate 3849.89
    n-methylformamide 1995.59
    2-pentanol 2672.9
    n-pentane 879.68
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 2801.44
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 3558.29
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1433.38
    mesitylene 1070.12
    ε-caprolactone 8056.12
    p-cymene 922.2
    epichlorohydrin 7203.43
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 7725.02
    2-aminoethanol 420.75
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 4543.82
    sulfolane 7315.61
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 398.85
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 8594.28
    n-hexyl acetate 4576.42
    isooctane 292.85
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 2230.11
    sec-butyl acetate 4235.88
    tert-butyl acetate 5177.4
    decalin 848.75
    glycerin 313.28
    diglyme 5067.58
    acrylic acid 1040.39
    isopropyl myristate 1278.55
    n-butyric acid 5003.91
    acetyl acetate 2870.15
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 789.53
    ethyl propionate 4778.92
    nitromethane 3938.42
    1,2-diethoxyethane 5085.68
    benzonitrile 2630.88
    trioctyl phosphate 658.27
    1-bromopropane 5839.09
    gamma-valerolactone 9053.47
    n-decanol 618.55
    triethyl phosphate 1274.13
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1486.92
    propionitrile 3010.14
    vinylene carbonate 2952.56
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 3620.63
    DMS 2028.5
    cumene 909.05
    2-octanol 1044.63
    2-hexanone 4663.22
    octyl acetate 1505.21
    limonene 1969.4
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 5744.15
    ethyl orthosilicate 1338.86
    tributyl phosphate 975.7
    diacetone alcohol 3403.5
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1529.11
    acrylonitrile 2603.9
    aniline 2112.5
    1,3-propanediol 1085.09
    bromobenzene 4134.99
    dibromomethane 6725.5
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 9784.22
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 2531.49
    tetrabutyl urea 1357.9
    diisobutyl methanol 1141.43
    2-phenylethanol 1367.08
    styrene 1920.08
    dioctyl adipate 1745.52
    dimethyl sulfate 1373.9
    ethyl butyrate 4598.22
    methyl lactate 914.94
    butyl lactate 2172.47
    diethyl carbonate 2116.27
    propanediol butyl ether 1410.96
    triethyl orthoformate 2689.4
    p-tert-butyltoluene 835.02
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1909.36
    morpholine 7483.5
    tert-butylamine 2713.7
    n-dodecanol 442.84
    dimethoxymethane 2905.69
    ethylene carbonate 3219.46
    cyrene 1147.62
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 3924.75
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 4146.07
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 3347.33
    4-methylpyridine 6065.57
    dibutyl ether 4098.18
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 1141.43
    DEF 6848.66
    dimethyl isosorbide 2713.38
    tetrachloroethylene 6271.55
    eugenol 1438.47
    triacetin 2780.1
    span 80 1549.27
    1,4-butanediol 395.76
    1,1-dichloroethane 7558.29
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1890.16
    methyl formate 1114.75
    2-methyl-1-butanol 2634.96
    n-decane 313.68
    butyronitrile 4047.01
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 1309.12
    1-chlorooctane 1474.18
    1-chlorotetradecane 407.79
    n-nonane 342.11
    undecane 178.18
    tert-butylcyclohexane 615.87
    cyclooctane 731.99
    cyclopentanol 3736.68
    tetrahydropyran 10442.5
    tert-amyl methyl ether 4159.31
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 2462.04
    1-hexene 3258.18
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1996.46
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 524.95
    methyl butyrate 6810.73

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