Caproic acidCaproic acid, also known as hexanoic acid, is the carboxylic acid derived from hexane with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)4COOH. It is a colorless oily liquid with a fatty, cheesy, waxy odor resembling that of goats or other barnyard animals. Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article Caproic acid, revision 1380039071.

Property

Value

Formula

C6H12O2, 116.16 g/mol

Melting point

-3.4 °C

Boiling point

205.8 °C

Density

0.929 g/cm³

Flash point

103 °C

pKa

4.88

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