Tricaproin
[CAS# 621-70-5]

Identification

• Classification: Organic raw materials >> Carboxylic compounds and derivatives >> Carboxylic esters and their derivatives
• Name: Tricaproin
• Synonyms: Glycerol tricapronate; Glyceryl tricaproate; NSC 406885; Tricapronin; Tricaproylglycerol; Trihexanoin; Trihexanoylglycerol
• Molecular Formula: C₂₁H₃₈O₆
• Molecular Weight: 386.52
• CAS Registry Number: 621-70-5
• EC Number: 210-701-5

Properties

• Solubility: Insoluble (4.3E^-3 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Density: 1.001±0.06 g/cm³ (20 ºC 760 Torr), Calc.^*
• Melting point: -60 ºC^**
• Refractive index: 1.4428 (589.3 nm 20 ºC)^***

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

^** "PhysProp" data were obtained from Syracuse Research Corporation of Syracuse, New York (US)

^*** Klykov, V. N.; Zhurnal Organicheskoi Khimii 1965, V1(2), P253-6.