Capric acid is a ten-carbon fatty acid, one of the similar fatty acids that animal fats, milk, and some vegetable oils (such as palm and coconut oil) naturally contain in small amounts. kind.
The specific physical and chemical data of decanoic acid are as follows:
1. Characteristics: unpleasant white crystals.
2. Density (g/mL, 30℃): 0.8858
3. Relative density (20℃, 4℃): 0.9008d
4. Melting point (oC): 31.5
5. Boiling point (oC, normal pressure): 270
6. Relative density (25℃, 4℃): 0.885840
7. Refractive index (40°C): 1.4286
8. Solubility: Insoluble in water, soluble in most organic solvents and dilute nitric acid.
9. Refractive index at room temperature (n25): 1.428840
10. Refractive index at room temperature (n20): 1.4363d
11. Critical temperature (oC): 448.85
12. Critical pressure (MPa): 2.10
13. Critical density (g·cm-3): 0.270
14. Critical volume (cm3 ·mol-1): 638
15. Critical compression factor: 0.223
16. Eccentricity factor: 0.877
17. Gas-phase standard combustion heat (enthalpy) (kJ·mol-1): -6198.4
18. Gas phase standard claimed heat (enthalpy) (kJ·mol-1): -594.9
19. Liquid phase standard combustion heat (Enthalpy) (kJ·mol-1): -6109.0
20. Liquid phase standard claims heat (enthalpy) (kJ·mol-1): -684.3
21. Crystal Phase standard combustion heat (enthalpy) (kJ·mol-1): -6079.6
22. Crystal phase standard claim heat (enthalpy) (kJ·mol-1): -713.7
23. Flash point (oC): >11