The IUPAC name of this chemical is Hexyl acetate. With the CAS registry number 142-92-7 and EINECS registry number 205-572-7, it is also named as Aceticacid, hexyl ester. In addition, the molecular formula is C₈H₁₆O₂ and the molecular weight is 144.2. It is a kind of clear colorless to pale yellowish liquid and belongs to the class of Pharmaceutical Intermediates.

Physical properties about this chemical are: (1)ACD/LogP: 2.83; (2)ACD/LogD (pH 5.5): 2.83; (3)ACD/LogD (pH 7.4): 2.83; (4)ACD/BCF (pH 5.5): 83.88; (5)ACD/BCF (pH 7.4): 83.88; (6)ACD/KOC (pH 5.5): 829.01 ; (7) ACD/KOC (pH 7.4): 829.01; (8)#H bond acceptors: 2 ; (9) #H bond donors: 0; (10)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 6 ; (11) Polar Surface Area: 26.3 Å²; (12)Index of Refraction: 1.412 ; (13) Molar Refractivity: 40.88 cm³; (14)Molar Volume: 164 cm³ ; (15) Polarizability: 16.2 ×10^-24cm³; (16)Surface Tension: 27.3 dyne/cm ; (17) Density: 0.878 g/cm³; (18)Flash Point: 37.2 °C ; (19) Enthalpy of Vaporization: 40.79 kJ/mol; (20)Boiling Point: 171.5 °C at 760 mmHg ; (21) Vapour Pressure: 1.39 mmHg at 25°C.

Preparation of Hexyl acetate: it can be prepared by acetic acid and alcohol by esterification reaction. This reaction will need reagent benzene and sulfuric acid. The reaction time is about 2 hours by refluxing.

Uses of Hexyl acetate: it is mainly used as a solvent for resins, polymers, fats and oils. And it is also used as a paint additive to improve its dispersion on a surface. In addition, it can be used to get hexan-1-ol and peroxyacetic acid. This reaction will need reagent H₂O₂, catalyst cation exchanger KU-2 x 8 and solvent dioxane. The yield is about 72%. at reaction temperature of 29.9 °C.

When you are using this chemical, please be cautious about it as the following:
It is flammable. Keep away from sources of ignition and no smoking during using it.

You can still convert the following datas into molecular structure:
(1)SMILES: O=C(OCCCCCC)C
(2)InChI: InChI=1/C8H16O2/c1-3-4-5-6-7-10-8(2)9/h3-7H2,1-2H3
(3)InChIKey: AOGQPLXWSUTHQB-UHFFFAOYAT

The toxicity data is as follows: