4-Hydroxycyclohexanecarboxylic acid ethyl ester
[CAS# 17159-80-7]

Identification

• Classification: Chemical reagent >> Organic reagent >> Ester >> Ethyl ester compound
• Name: 4-Hydroxycyclohexanecarboxylic acid ethyl ester
• Synonyms: Ethyl 4-hydroxycyclohexylcarboxylate
• Molecular Formula: C₉H₁₆O₃
• Molecular Weight: 172.22
• CAS Registry Number: 17159-80-7
• EC Number: 241-215-1

Properties

• Solubility: Sparingly soluble (19 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Density: 1.093±0.06 g/cm³ (20 ºC 760 Torr), Calc.^*
• Boiling point: 152-153 ºC (23 Torr)^**
• Refractive index: 1.4698 (589.3 nm 20 ºC)^***
• Flash point: 100.2±18.2 ºC, Calc.^*

^* Calculated using Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) Software V11.02 (©1994-2014 ACD/Labs)

^** Takagi, Yuzuru; Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan 1964, V37(4), P585-7.

^*** Ungnade, Herbert E.; Journal of the American Chemical Society 1948, V70, P1898-9.

Safety Data

• Hazard Symbols: Xi
• Risk Codes: R36/37/38
• Safety Description: S26;S36

Hazard Classification

Hazard	Class	Category Code	Hazard Statement
Skin irritation	Skin Irrit.	2	H315
Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure	STOT SE	3	H335
Eye irritation	Eye Irrit.	2	H319
Eye irritation	Eye Irrit.	2A	H319