Enanthic acid
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Preferred IUPAC name
Heptanoic acid | |
Other names
Enthanoic acid; Enthanylic acid; Heptoic acid; Heptylic acid; Oenanthic acid; Oenanthylic acid; 1-Hexanecarboxylic acid; C7:0 (lipid numbers)
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ECHA InfoCard
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100.003.490 |
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PubChem CID
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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Properties | |
C7H14O2 | |
Molar mass | 130.187 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | colorless oily liquid |
Density | 0.9181 g/cm3 (20 °C) |
Melting point | −7.5 °C (18.5 °F; 265.6 K) |
Boiling point | 223 °C (433 °F; 496 K) |
0.2419 g/100 mL (15 °C) | |
−88.60·10−6 cm3/mol | |
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Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |
LD50 (median dose)
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6400 mg/kg (oral, rat) |
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Related compounds
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Octanoic acid
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Enanthic acid, also called heptanoic acid, is an
Salts and esters
of enanthic acid are called enanthates or heptanoates.
Its name derives from the Latin oenanthe which is in turn derived from the Ancient Greek oinos "wine" and anthos "blossom."
Production
The methyl ester of
10-undecenoic acid and heptanal, which is then air-oxidized to the carboxylic acid. Approximately 20,000 tons were consumed in Europe and US in 1980.[2]
Laboratory preparations of enanthic acid include permanganate oxidation of heptanal[3] and 1-octene.[4]
Uses
Enanthic acid is used in the preparation of esters, such as
methenolone enanthate
(Primobolan).
The triglyceride ester of enanthic acid is the triheptanoin, which is used in certain medical conditions as a nutritional supplement.
Safety
Enanthic acid is toxic if swallowed and corrosive.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b Merck Index, 11th Edition, 4581
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- doi:10.15227/orgsyn.060.0011.)
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