8-Aminooctanoic acid

C₈H₁₇NO₂CAS 1002-57-9159.23 g/mol

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Carboxylic acid Primary amine

Properties

Molecular formula: C₈H₁₇NO₂
Molar mass: 159.23 g/mol
Exact mass: 159.1259 Da
Melting point: 194 °C (decomposes)
logP: 1.37Crippen estimate
Polar surface area: 63.3 Å²
H-bond donors / acceptors: 2 / 2
Rotatable bonds: 7

Hazards

Warning

H315 Causes skin irritation57.1% of notifiers
H319 Causes serious eye irritation57.1% of notifiers
H335 May cause respiratory irritation42.9% of notifiers

Aggregated from 7 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P261, P264, P264+P265, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P319, P321, P332+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P403+P233, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number

1002-57-9

SMILES

NCCCCCCCC(=O)O

InChIKey

UQXNEWQGGVUVQA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H17NO2/c9-7-5-3-1-2-4-6-8(10)11/h1-7,9H2,(H,10,11)

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Names and synonyms

7 names

Octanoic acid, 8-amino-
η-Aminocaprylic acid
ω-Aminocaprylic acid
8-Aminocaprylic acid
ω-Aminooctanoic acid
NSC 59019
Poly(8-aminocaprylic acid)

Safety data sheets

One stored sheet lists this compound in section 3, matched by the CAS number 1002-57-9. Each row opens the sheet with its composition and PDF.

8-Aminooctanoic acid > 99 %Fisher Scientific · 2025-12-22

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Similar compounds

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Same formula

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