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Hexyl hexanoate

6378-65-0C12H24O2200.322 g/mol

A hexanoate ester obtained by the formal condensation of the carboxy group of hexanoic acid (caproic acid) with hexan-1-ol. It is a constituent found in passion fruit, apples, strawberries and wine. — ChEBI

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Identity & molecular properties

Source-linked values
CAS number6378-65-0ChEBI ↗
Molecular formulaC12H24O2ChEBI ↗
Molar mass200.322 g/molChEBI ↗
Monoisotopic mass200.17763 DaChEBI ↗
Formal charge0ChEBI ↗
ChEBI identifierCHEBI:156492ChEBI ↗

Cross-source molecular data

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Molar mass200.32 g/molPubChem ↗
Exact mass200.177630004 DaPubChem ↗
Computed XLogP4.4PubChem ↗
Topological polar surface area (Ų)26.3PubChem ↗
H-bond donors0PubChem ↗
H-bond acceptors2PubChem ↗
Rotatable bonds10PubChem ↗

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Names & structural identifiers

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hexyl hexanoate
hexyl hexanoate
NCDCLPBOMHPFCV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CCCCCCOC(=O)CCCCC
InChI=1S/C12H24O2/c1-3-5-7-9-11-14-12(13)10-8-6-4-2/h3-11H2,1-2H3

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volatile oil componentflavouring agentfragranceplant metabolite

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Mass ↔ amount of substance

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Equivalent amount
0.00499196 mol

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Elemental composition

Theoretical mass fractions
C
Carbon · 12 atoms
71.95%
O
Oxygen · 2 atoms
15.97%
H
Hydrogen · 24 atoms
12.08%

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Sources & record history

Checked 27 Sep 2026
EMBL-EBI ChEBI · CHEBI:156492

Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0

NCBI PubChem · CID 22873 · retrieved 2026-09-27

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