3838. Ethyl Pelargonate

Nomenclature

CAS number: 123-29-5
Nonanoic acid ethyl ester; ethyl nonanoate; wine ether.
C11H22O2; mol wt 186.29.
C 70.92%, H 11.90%, O 17.18%.

Description and references

Toxicity data: P. M. Jenner et al., Food Cosmet. Toxicol. 2, 327 (1964).

Chemical structure

Properties

Liquid. d418 0.866. bp ≈220°. mp -44°. Insol in water. Misc with alc, ether. LD50 orally in rats: >43,000 mg/kg (Jenner). Marketed product is an alcoholic soln of various essences in form of a yellowish liq, d ≈0.823. Used in production of cognac-like beverages; 1 part ethyl pelargonate and 20 parts alcohol constitute one kind of artificial “Cognac Essence”.