Pentyl hexanoate

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|Section1={{Chembox Identifiers

| CASNo = 540-07-8

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| UNII = 5M61M1AL1H

| PubChem = 10886

| ChemSpiderID = 10424

| SMILES = CCCCCC(=O)OCCCCC

| InChI = 1/C11H22O2/c1-3-5-7-9-11(12)13-10-8-6-4-2/h3-10H2,1-2H3

| InChIKey = WRFZKAGPPQGDDQ-UHFFFAOYAW

| StdInChI = 1S/C11H22O2/c1-3-5-7-9-11(12)13-10-8-6-4-2/h3-10H2,1-2H3

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|Section2={{Chembox Properties

| C=11 | H=22 | O=2

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| Density = 0.858 g/mL

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| BoilingPtC = 226

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Pentyl hexanoate (C5H11COOC5H11) is an ester found in apple{{cite web|url=http://chromsci.oxfordjournals.org/content/7/8/508.short |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130415125728/http://chromsci.oxfordjournals.org/content/7/8/508.short |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-04-15 |title=Volatiles in Gravenstein Apple Essence Identified by GC-Mass Spectrometry |publisher=Chromsci.oxfordjournals.org |date=1968-10-28 |accessdate=2013-04-09}} and pineapple fruits. It is closely related to pentyl butyrate and pentyl pentanoate, both of which are also present in fruits.

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Category:Caproate esters

Hexanoate, Amyl