{{chembox | Verifiedfields = changed | Watchedfields = changed | verifiedrevid = | Name = Ethyl hexanoate | ImageFile =Ethyl-hexanoate.svg | ImageClass = skin-invert | ImageName = | PIN = Ethyl hexanoate | OtherNames = Ethyl caproate<br />Caproic acid ethyl ester |Section1={{Chembox Identifiers | CASNo_Ref = {{cascite|correct|CAS}} | CASNo = 123-66-0 | UNII_Ref = {{fdacite|correct|FDA}} | 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 | ChEBI_Ref = | ChEBI = | StdInChI_Ref = {{stdinchicite|changed|chemspider}} | StdInChI = 1S/C8H16O2/c1-3-5-6-7-8(9)10-4-2/h3-7H2,1-2H3 | StdInChIKey_Ref = {{stdinchicite|changed|chemspider}} | StdInChIKey = SHZIWNPUGXLXDT-UHFFFAOYSA-N }} |Section2={{Chembox Properties | C=8 | H=16 | O=2 | Appearance = Colorless liquid<ref name=GESTIS>{{GESTIS|ZVG=32110}}</ref> | Odor = Fruity<ref name=GESTIS/> | Density = 0.87 g/cm<sup>3</sup><ref name=GESTIS/> | MeltingPtC = -67 | MeltingPt_ref= <ref name=GESTIS/> | BoilingPtC = 168 | BoilingPt_ref= <ref name=GESTIS/> }} | Section7 = {{Chembox Hazards | GHS_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |last=PubChem |title=Ethyl hexanoate |url=https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/31265 |access-date=2026-05-16 |website=pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov |language=en}}</ref> | GHSPictograms = {{GHS02}} | GHSSignalWord = Warning | HPhrases = {{H-phrases|226}} | PPhrases = {{P-phrases|P210|P233|P240|P241|P242|P243|P280|P303+P361+P353|P370+P378|P403+P235|P501}} }} }}
{{confuse|2-Ethylhexanoic acid}} '''Ethyl hexanoate''' is an organic compound with the formula {{chem2|C2H5O2C(CH2)6CH3}}. A colorless oily liquid, is the ester resulting from the condensation of hexanoic acid and ethanol. It has fruity aroma similar to apple peel.<ref>{{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 | bibcode = 2012IJMSc..13.7383Z | doi-access = free }}</ref> It is a flavor component of baijiu.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Liu |first1=Huilin |last2=Sun |first2=Baoguo |title=Effect of Fermentation Processing on the Flavor of Baijiu |journal=Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry |date=2018 |volume=66 |issue=22 |pages=5425–5432 |doi=10.1021/acs.jafc.8b00692 |pmid=29751730 |bibcode=2018JAFC...66.5425L }}</ref>
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Category:Ethyl esters Category:Caproate esters