Properties of octanoic acid

Thermophysical properties for octanoic acid (CAS: 124-07-2). Use the selector below to view properties in different unit systems.

Calculation Conditions

The following state-dependent properties were calculated at these standard conditions.

Temperature

25 °C

Pressure

1.01325 bar

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Identification

  • Atoms
    C: 8, H: 16, O: 2
  • CAS
    124-07-2
  • Formula
    C8H16O2
  • ID
    124-07-2
  • InChI
    C8H16O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8(9)10/h2-7H2,1H3,(H,9,10)
  • InChI Key
    WWZKQHOCKIZLMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • IUPAC Name
    octanoic acid
  • Molecular Weight (kg)
    144.211
  • Phase
    l
  • PubChem ID
    379
  • SMILES
    CCCCCCCC(=O)O
  • Synonyms

Physical Properties

  • Acentric factor
    0.7792
  • Critical pressure (bar)
    28.7
  • Critical temperature (°C)
    419.85
  • Critical volume (m³/kmol)
    0.519
  • Dipole moment
  • Melting temperature (°C)
    16.3
  • Normal boiling temperature (°C)
    240

State-dependent Properties

  • API gravity
    23.8235
  • Compressibility factor
    0.00652076
  • Density (kg/m³)
    903.96
  • Dynamic viscosity (cP)
    5.17698
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)
    579.34
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)
    8.3547e+4
  • Gibbs free energy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Joule–Thomson coefficient
    -4.4381e-7
  • Kinematic viscosity
    5.7270e-6
  • Molar enthalpy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Molar entropy (kJ/(kmol·K))
    0
  • Molar heat capacity (kJ/(kmol·K))
    273.367
  • Molar volume (m³/kmol)
    0.159533
  • Parachor
    6.5685e-5
  • Poynting correction factor
    1.00654
  • Prandtl number
    69.1366
  • Saturation pressure (bar)
    4.9296e-6
  • Saturation temperature (°C)
    238.856
  • Solubility parameter
    2.2542e+4
  • Specific enthalpy (kJ)
    0
  • Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)
    0
  • Specific gravity
    0.904849
  • Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)
    1.8956
  • Surface tension
    0.0279967
  • Thermal conductivity
    0.141943
  • Thermal diffusivity
    8.2836e-8

Safety Properties

  • Autoignition temperature (°C)
    -273.15
  • Flash point temperature (°C)
    115.687
  • Lower flammability limit
    0.0102118
  • Upper flammability limit
    0.0632506

Environmental Properties

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