Ethyl heptanoate

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| Name = Ethyl heptanoate

| ImageFile = Ethyl-heptanoate-2D-skeletal.svg

| ImageName = Ethyl heptanoate

| PIN = Ethyl heptanoate

| OtherNames = Heptanoic acid ethyl ester
Ethyl enanthate
Ethyl heptylate
Enanthic acid ethyl ester

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| CASNo = 106-30-9

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| UNII = 45R404Y5X8

| SMILES = CCCCCCC(OCC)=O

| PubChem = 7797

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| ChemSpiderID = 7509

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| ChEBI = 86618

| InChI = 1/C9H18O2/c1-3-5-6-7-8-9(10)11-4-2/h3-8H2,1-2H3

| InChIKey = TVQGDYNRXLTQAP-UHFFFAOYAW

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| StdInChI = 1S/C9H18O2/c1-3-5-6-7-8-9(10)11-4-2/h3-8H2,1-2H3

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|Section2={{Chembox Properties

| C=9 | H=18 | O=2

| Odor = Grape

| Density = 0.860 g/cm3

| MeltingPtC = −66

| BoilingPtC = 188 to 189

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Ethyl heptanoate is the ester resulting from the condensation of heptanoic acid and ethanol. It is used in the flavor industry because of its odor that is similar to grape.[http://www.flavornet.org/info/106-30-9.html Ethyl heptanoate]

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