ethyl hexanoate

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| Name = Ethyl hexanoate

| ImageFile =Ethyl-hexanoate.svg

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| PIN = Ethyl hexanoate

| OtherNames = Ethyl caproate
Caproic acid ethyl ester

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| CASNo = 123-66-0

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| UNII = FLO6YR1SHT

| PubChem = 31265

| ChemSpiderID = 29005

| SMILES = CCCCCC(=O)OCC

| InChI = 1/C8H16O2/c1-3-5-6-7-8(9)10-4-2/h3-7H2,1-2H3

| InChIKey = SHZIWNPUGXLXDT-UHFFFAOYAA

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| StdInChI = 1S/C8H16O2/c1-3-5-6-7-8(9)10-4-2/h3-7H2,1-2H3

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|Section2={{Chembox Properties

| C=8 | H=16 | O=2

| Appearance = Colorless liquid{{GESTIS|ZVG=32110}}

| Odor = Fruity

| Density = 0.87 g/cm³

| MeltingPtC = -67

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| BoilingPtC = 168

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Ethyl hexanoate is the ester resulting from the condensation of hexanoic acid and ethanol. It has fruity aroma similar to apple peel.{{cite journal | vauthors = Zheng LY, Sun GM, Liu YG, Lv LL, Yang WX, Zhao WF, Wei CB | title = Aroma volatile compounds from two fresh pineapple varieties in China | journal = International Journal of Molecular Sciences | volume = 13 | issue = 6 | pages = 7383–92 | date = 2012-06-14 | pmid = 22837701 | pmc = 3397533 | doi = 10.3390/ijms13067383 | doi-access = free }}