Introduction
Name: hexanoic acid*; caproic acid
* IUPAC
CAS Number: 142-62-1
Molar Mass: 116.15828 g
State of Matter: oily liquid
Mass Percent: C 62.039 %; H 10.412 %; O 27.547 %
Isomers: ethyl butyrate • propyl propionate • 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-pentanone • butyl acetate • isopropyl glycidyl ether • 2-methylpentanoic acid • ethyl isobutyrate
Classification
• organic
Physical Properties
Melting Point:*
-3°C 1 = 270.15 K = 26.6°F
Boiling Point:*
205.2°C 1 = 478.35 K = 401.36°F
Density (g/cm3):
0.9274 at 20 °C 1
* - 1 atm pressure
Solubility
Qualitative:
insoluble: 1
slightly soluble: 1
soluble: 1
very soluble: 1
Bonding


Thermochemistry
CxHyOz + 0.25(4x+y-2z) O2 (g) → x CO2 (g) + 0.5y H2O (ℓ)
ΔHcomb° (ℓ): -834.48 kcal = -3491.49336 kJ
For More Information
Sources
(1) - Lide, David R. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 83rd ed.; CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL, 2002; p 3-189.
(2) - Dean, John A. Lange's Handbook of Chemistry, 12th ed.; McGraw-Hill Book Company: New York, NY, 1979; p 9:69.
(3) - Dean, John A. Lange's Handbook of Chemistry, 12th ed.; McGraw-Hill Book Company: New York, NY, 1979; p 9:69.
(4) - Dean, John A. Lange's Handbook of Chemistry, 12th ed.; McGraw-Hill Book Company: New York, NY, 1979; p 9:69.