Formic acid, heptyl ester

SYNS FORMIC ACID, HEPTYL ESTER HEPTANOL, FORMATE n-HEPTYL METHANOATE... 

Synonyms cas 112-23-2 formic acid, heptyl ester heptanol, formate n-heptyl methanoate Heptyl Heptoate... 

Formic acid, heptyl ester. See Heptyl formate Formic acid, hexyl ester. See Hexyl formate Formic acid isobutyl ester. See Isobutyl formate... 

Synonyms Formic acid, heptyl ester Heptanol, formate n-Heptyl methanoate... 

Alkyl Formate Production. In the past few years, formate esters have become an important class of organic compounds mainly because of their versatility as chemical feedstock (16,36-42), and as raw materials for the perfume and fragrance industry (43-46). Specifically, formate esters (methyl, ethyl, pentyl, etc.) have been used as starting material for the production of aldehydes (36), ketones ( ), carboxylic acids (37-40), and amides ( ). For example, methyl formate can be hydrolyzed to formic acid (39,40) or catalytically isomerized to acetic acid ( ). On the other hand, alkyl formates have been employed in the perfume and fragrance industry in amounts of approximately 1000 to 3000 Ib/year (43—46). Among the formates that have been commonly used for these purposes are octyl ( ), heptyl ( ), ethyl ( ), and amyl ( ) formates. 

Bab has also isolated free formic, valerianic and heptylic acids, and also formic, acetic, octylic, nonylic, de< lic, oenanthylic, and butyric adds in the form of esters. Myrcenol was also found in the oil. Babak considers that hop oil contains 15 to 20 per cent, of sesquiterpenes and 20 to 40 per cent, of esters of myrcenol. This latter figure must, however, be accepted with reserve, as the ester value is rarely high enough to account for this quantity of esters. 

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