Octyl+Acetate

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NAME:
OCTYL ACETATE

FORMULA:
CH3(CH2)3CH(C2H5)CH2OOCCH3

MOLECULAR FORMULA:
C10H20O2

MOLAR MASS:[[image:http://images.h2oplus.com/images//products/en_us/detail/100-01006-000_dt.jpg width="350" height="498" align="right"]]
172.27 [g/mo]l

MOLECULAR WEIGHT:
172.2646 [g/mol]

MELTING POINT:
[-38 C] [-36 F]

PROPERTIES:
Liquid

BOILING POINT:
[211 C ][412 F]

FLASH POINT:
[86 C]

PERCENT COMPOSITION:
C 69.72%, H 11.70%, O 18.58%

OTHER PROPERTIES:[[image:http://www.kaboodle.com/hi/img/2/0/0/b0/7/AAAAAqUlXwUAAAAAALB5YQ.jpg?v=1197525613000 width="150" height="150" align="right"]]
OCTYL ACETATE is insoluble in water. It is soluble in Octanol. It's density in it natural sate is 0.873 g/cm3. The appearance is a clear liquid.

CHEMICAL REACTIONS:
Octyl Acetate is a very flammable organic compound. When it is mixed with nitrocellulose it makes the whole mixture much more reactive. Nitrocellulose is a very explosive substance with many substances that are easily flammable and explosive. Octyl acetate will react with a flame or small explosion when faced with a spark or flame.

HISTORY:
Octyl Acetate was first used in the production of explosives and in the production of nitrocellulose witch is also a very explosive reaction. It didn't start to be used for its sent until much later in time. It was first used for scented wax used in candles and then was formulated into using it for scented sprays and perfumes.

HOW TO GET IT:
Octyl acetate was seized from a chemical reaction called condensation reaction. This is done by combining two molecules (moieties) together to form a single molecule, together with a loss of a small molecule. Some of the types of small molecules that could be lost are acetic acid, hydrogen chloride, and methanol. If the small loss is a water molecule than it is called a dehydration reaction. This is how you obtain OCTYL ACETATE.

USES:
Octyl Acetate has an orange aroma. It is used mainly when making orange or citrus smelling candle wax. The organic compound is mixed in with the original plain wax and with a few other compounds to make the wax have a orange flavor. Octyl Acetate does not give the wax an orange color because it is a clear compound. It also does not give it an orange taste either. It is solely used for its orange sent. It is also used for the same purpose in different oils and resins. Octyl Acetate also has a use as a solvent for nitrocellulose. A nitrocellulose is a highly flammable material used to make explosives and celluloid. Octyl Acetate is one of the many things used in nitrocellulose to make it explode.

3D Model:
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Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octyl_acetate

http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=8164

http://www.chemexper.com/chemicals/supplier/cas/112-14-1.html

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