Diethyl caprylamide

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    996-97-4

    Molecular formula
    C12H25NO

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCC(=O)N(CC)CC

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 60.15%
    Herbal 52.36%
    Woody 51.85%
    Sweet 51.2%
    Fresh 48.03%
    Spicy 45.73%
    Mint 45.23%
    Cooling 35.04%
    Citrus 31.19%
    Oily 29.4%

     

    Flavor
    Herbal 40.06%
    Fruity 29.25%
    Green 24.98%
    Oily 23.48%
    Mild 22.78%
    Slightly waxy 20.03%
    Carrot 19.95%
    Syrup 19.84%
    Green pepper 19.65%
    Bay oil 19.63%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.5

    pKa est.
    8.41 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    199.33 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    288°C

    Flash point

    • 110.88 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • N,N-Diethyloctanamide
    • 996-97-4
    • diethyl caprylamide
    • Octanamide, N,N-diethyl-
    • N,N-Diethyloctamide
    • N,N-Diethyloctylamide
    • Caprylic acid diethylamide
    • FBO90A88T6
    • n,n-diethylcaprylamide
    • NSC 3916
    • NSC-3916
    • EINECS 213-639-7
    • REPELLENT 790
    • AI3-31056
    • DTXSID5061372
    • UNII-FBO90A88T6
    • NSC3916
    • Octanamide,N-diethyl-
    • N,N-diethyl octanamide
    • SCHEMBL143983
    • DTXCID2049135
    • N,N-diethyl-octanoic acid amide
    • DIETHYL CAPRYLAMIDE [INCI]
    • AKOS003859304
    • DB-119748
    • NS00013025
    • Q27277910
    • 5-ethyl-4a-hydroperoxy-3,8,10-trimethyl-benzo[g]pteridine-2,4-dione
    • 213-639-7

  • Applications

    Diethyl caprylamide (CAS 996-97-4) is used as a solvent and processing aid in coatings, inks, and adhesives, improving solubility and formulation stability. It is commonly evaluated as an intermediate in organic synthesis and industrial manufacturing, including applications related to pharmaceuticals. In addition, it can function as a plasticizer or processing modifier for certain polymers and plastics, and is used in specialty cleaning formulations and as an additive for lubricants in industrial applications.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 7365.08
    methanol 9338.29
    isopropanol 6163.64
    water 1.2
    ethyl acetate 6111.92
    n-propanol 6534.86
    acetone 8409.42
    n-butanol 5837.77
    acetonitrile 7448.32
    DMF 5746.9
    toluene 2710.63
    isobutanol 5132.85
    1,4-dioxane 5547.52
    methyl acetate 4315.15
    THF 6726.52
    2-butanone 5980.63
    n-pentanol 3454.16
    sec-butanol 5781.7
    n-hexane 1539.75
    ethylene glycol 520.3
    NMP 5423.62
    cyclohexane 2354.37
    DMSO 5296.71
    n-butyl acetate 5690.48
    n-octanol 1276.38
    chloroform 15650.88
    n-propyl acetate 3808.75
    acetic acid 5779.11
    dichloromethane 13949.69
    cyclohexanone 10091.9
    propylene glycol 964.88
    isopropyl acetate 3548.72
    DMAc 3705.45
    2-ethoxyethanol 2830.26
    isopentanol 4829.52
    n-heptane 524.65
    ethyl formate 3720.93
    1,2-dichloroethane 8360.72
    n-hexanol 3251.26
    2-methoxyethanol 4790.03
    isobutyl acetate 2111.86
    tetrachloromethane 3117.92
    n-pentyl acetate 3069.62
    transcutol 6650.18
    n-heptanol 1192.72
    ethylbenzene 1328.72
    MIBK 2516.42
    2-propoxyethanol 3214.94
    tert-butanol 6292.81
    MTBE 6532.35
    2-butoxyethanol 1839.3
    propionic acid 4384.6
    o-xylene 1402.14
    formic acid 1306.04
    diethyl ether 6324.69
    m-xylene 1435.45
    p-xylene 1862.33
    chlorobenzene 4704.61
    dimethyl carbonate 781.54
    n-octane 212.89
    formamide 1788.25
    cyclopentanone 7233.74
    2-pentanone 5154.7
    anisole 1900.31
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 4438.83
    gamma-butyrolactone 7341.49
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 3131.21
    pyridine 7526.48
    3-pentanone 3526.18
    furfural 5209.06
    n-dodecane 122.24
    diethylene glycol 1507.55
    diisopropyl ether 1524.0
    tert-amyl alcohol 5434.01
    acetylacetone 3680.84
    n-hexadecane 146.94
    acetophenone 1785.91
    methyl propionate 3158.76
    isopentyl acetate 4076.55
    trichloroethylene 13595.74
    n-nonanol 1039.57
    cyclohexanol 6221.37
    benzyl alcohol 1789.84
    2-ethylhexanol 1967.08
    isooctanol 1031.7
    dipropyl ether 2433.02
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 3456.45
    ethyl lactate 913.0
    propylene carbonate 3982.7
    n-methylformamide 3718.25
    2-pentanol 3990.32
    n-pentane 1070.72
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 2795.37
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 2432.13
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1189.19
    mesitylene 904.74
    ε-caprolactone 7385.58
    p-cymene 789.89
    epichlorohydrin 6831.76
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 8713.16
    2-aminoethanol 1729.82
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 3991.12
    sulfolane 6796.65
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 437.37
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 7196.7
    n-hexyl acetate 3218.13
    isooctane 263.05
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1776.36
    sec-butyl acetate 2357.15
    tert-butyl acetate 2994.43
    decalin 634.13
    glycerin 1022.41
    diglyme 3484.62
    acrylic acid 2859.31
    isopropyl myristate 918.29
    n-butyric acid 7409.21
    acetyl acetate 2959.71
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 715.77
    ethyl propionate 2633.89
    nitromethane 7360.98
    1,2-diethoxyethane 3825.07
    benzonitrile 3512.62
    trioctyl phosphate 579.28
    1-bromopropane 6676.68
    gamma-valerolactone 7629.16
    n-decanol 683.33
    triethyl phosphate 848.02
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1602.24
    propionitrile 5934.36
    vinylene carbonate 3543.13
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 4518.4
    DMS 1538.81
    cumene 816.58
    2-octanol 1086.12
    2-hexanone 3531.69
    octyl acetate 1178.12
    limonene 1511.91
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 5211.78
    ethyl orthosilicate 879.65
    tributyl phosphate 853.69
    diacetone alcohol 2318.82
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1168.94
    acrylonitrile 5575.79
    aniline 3299.69
    1,3-propanediol 2798.64
    bromobenzene 5184.53
    dibromomethane 10419.67
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 10715.39
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1673.1
    tetrabutyl urea 1057.28
    diisobutyl methanol 969.92
    2-phenylethanol 1604.48
    styrene 1896.9
    dioctyl adipate 1203.59
    dimethyl sulfate 1201.66
    ethyl butyrate 2717.01
    methyl lactate 959.6
    butyl lactate 1724.08
    diethyl carbonate 1482.8
    propanediol butyl ether 1500.2
    triethyl orthoformate 1616.79
    p-tert-butyltoluene 715.89
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1267.62
    morpholine 7698.88
    tert-butylamine 4397.73
    n-dodecanol 489.69
    dimethoxymethane 2335.99
    ethylene carbonate 3479.54
    cyrene 1014.15
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 2725.03
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 3099.89
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 3618.26
    4-methylpyridine 7360.58
    dibutyl ether 2531.49
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 969.92
    DEF 5570.92
    dimethyl isosorbide 1966.99
    tetrachloroethylene 7336.8
    eugenol 1209.09
    triacetin 1730.03
    span 80 1328.58
    1,4-butanediol 1050.92
    1,1-dichloroethane 10059.46
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 2967.75
    methyl formate 2350.55
    2-methyl-1-butanol 5056.32
    n-decane 263.88
    butyronitrile 7146.25
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 1324.2
    1-chlorooctane 1173.09
    1-chlorotetradecane 362.8
    n-nonane 282.3
    undecane 168.24
    tert-butylcyclohexane 533.42
    cyclooctane 478.62
    cyclopentanol 5156.37
    tetrahydropyran 9401.95
    tert-amyl methyl ether 3747.66
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1836.97
    1-hexene 3965.72
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1949.11
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 1406.23
    methyl butyrate 4468.07

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IFRA standard 51

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Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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