Octyl octanoate

Molecular & Flavor Profile
Common name: Octyl octanoate
IUPAC name: octyl octanoate
SMILES: CCCCCCCCOC(=O)CCCCCCC
CAS: 2306-88-9
Flavor Profile: oily, coconut, fruity
FEMA Flavor Profile: Fruit
FEMA Number: 2811
Taste: Not Available
Odor: Not Available
Functional Groups: carboxylic acid derivative, carboxylic acid ester
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External IDs  

PubChem ID: 61294
FooDB ID: FDB011175
SuperSweet ID: NA
BitterDB ID: NA

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Entities that contain Octyl octanoate

  • Origin of this compound is unknown

Physicochemical Properties

  • Molecular weight: 256.43 g/mol
  • HBD count: 0
  • HBA count: 2
  • Number of rotatable bonds: 14
  • Complexity: 178.0
  • Topological Polor Surface Area: 26.3 A^2
  • Monoisotopic Mass: 256.24 g/mol
  • Exact Mass: 256.24 g/mol
  • XlogP: 6.5
  • Charge: 0 C(coulomb)
  • Heavy Atom Count: 18
  • Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
  • Defined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
  • Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
  • Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
  • Defined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
  • Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
  • Isotope Atom Count: 0
  • Covalently Bonded Unit Count: 1
  • InChI: InChI=1S/C16H32O2/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-18-16(17)14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-15H2,1-2H3
  • Volume 3D: 228.2

Nomenclature

  • Common name: Octyl octanoate
  • IUPAC name: octyl octanoate
  • CAS numbers: 2306-88-9
  • SMILES: CCCCCCCCOC(=O)CCCCCCC
  • InChI: InChI=1S/C16H32O2/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-18-16(17)14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-15H2,1-2H3
  • FlavorDB/FEMA name: OCTYL OCTANOATE
  • Synonyms: n-Octyl octoate; Octyl octylate; Octanoic acid, octyl ester; Octyl caprylate; n-Octyl caprylate; Octyl octanoate
  • FL number: 9.114
  • NAS number: 2811
  • CoE number: 395
  • EINECS number: 218-980-5
  • JECFA number: 177

Description

  • Flavor profile: oily, coconut, fruity
  • FooDB flavor profile: oily, coconut, fruity
  • FEMA flavor profile: Fruit
  • Functional groups: carboxylic acid derivative, carboxylic acid ester
  • Bitter compound: No
  • Source description: Octyl octanate has a faint, fatty odor reminiscent of green tea and an oily, fruity, sweet, mildly green taste

Regulatory Status

  • CoE status: 0.5 ppm
  • FDA status: 21 CFR 172.515
  • JECFA status: Acceptable. No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavoring agent (1997)

Natural Occurence

  • Occurrence summary: No curated occurrence record
  • Source entity count: 0
  • Documented natural occurrence: No data found

Composition

  • Molecular formula: C16H32O2
  • Molecular composition: C: 0.749, H: 0.126, O: 0.125
  • Number of atoms: 18

ADMET Properties

  • ADMET Solubility: -5.003
  • ADMET Solubility Level: 2.0
  • ADMET BBB: 1.3230000000000002
  • ADMET BBB Level: 0.0
  • ADMET EXT Hepatotoxic: -26.2325
  • ADMET EXT Hepatotoxic prediction md: False
  • ADMET EXT Hepatotoxic applicability: All properties and OPS components are within expected ranges.
  • ADMET EXT Hepatotoxic applicability md: 7.12408
  • ADMET EXT Hepatotoxic applicability mdpvalue: 0.9925729999999999
  • ADMET Absorption Level: 1.0
  • ADMET EXT PPB: -0.9453889999999999
  • ADMET EXT PPB prediction: True
  • ADMET EXT PPB applicability: All properties and OPS components are within expected ranges.
  • ADMET EXT PPB applicability md: 9.60972
  • ADMET EXT PPB applicability mdpvalue: 0.967887
  • ADMET unknown AlogP98: 0.0
  • ADMET AlogP98: 6.122000000000001
  • ADMET PSA 2D: 26.23

2D/3D Properties

  • Number of atoms: 18
  • Molecular formula: C16H32O2
  • Molecular composition: C: 0.749, H: 0.126, O: 0.125
  • Molecular mass: 256.24 g/mol
  • Energy: 3.83 Kcal/M
  • AlogP: 6.122000000000001
  • LogD: 6.122000000000001
  • Molecular Solubilty: -5.994
  • Number of aromatic bonds: 0
  • Number of aromatic rings: 0
  • Number of H acceptor: 2
  • Number of H acceptor lipinski: 2
  • Number of H donor: 0
  • Number of H donor lipinski: 0
  • Number of H bonds: 0
  • Number of rings: 0
  • Surface area(SA): 325.74 A^2
  • Molecular SASA(Solvent accessible SA): 552.226 A^2
  • Radius of gyration: 2.1625400000000004 A
  • Molecular 3D SASA: 484.28 A^2

Consumption

  • Consumption: <1.00 lb
  • Individual intake: 0.00000001 mg/kg/day
  • Trade association guidelines: 0.126 mg
  • IOFI: Nature Identical

Specifications

  • Specifications: (JECFA, 2000); Appearance; Colorless liquid; Refractive index; 1.4352–1.4925 (20°C); Assay (min); 98%; Solubility; Soluble in alcohol; insoluble in water; Boiling point; 306–307°C; Specific gravity; 0.8554 (25°C); Melting point; –18°C

Reported Uses

  • Reported uses (ppm): (FEMA, 1994)
  • Food category usual/max:
    Food categoryUsual (ppm)Max (ppm)
    Alcoholic beverages0.101.00
    Gelatins, puddings0.421.02
    Baked goods0.501.16
    Nonalcoholic beverages0.331.00
    Frozen dairy0.331.00
    Soft candy0.541.20

Synthesis

  • Synthesis: By esterification of octanoic acid with octyl alcohol in the presence of HCl catalyst; or by passing vapors of octanoic acid and hydrogen over a copper chromium oxide catalyst at high temperature (320°C)

Physical-Chemical Characteristics

  • Empirical formula / MW: C16H32O2/256.43

Details of "Molecular & Flavor Profile" and physicochemical properties were obtained from PubChem Substance & Compound Databases, FooDB, Flavornet, SuperSweet, and BitterDB. 2D/3D and ADMET properties were obtained with Discovery Studio.