Cyclohexanecarboxylic acid ethyl ester

Chemical properties

Ethyl cyclohexanecarboxylate has a cheese-like odor

Occurrence

Reported found in rum.

The Uses of Cyclohexanecarboxylic acid ethyl ester

Ethyl cyclohexanecarboxylate is used as an important raw material and intermediate used in organic Synthesis, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and dyestuff.

Definition

ChEBI: Ethyl cyclohexanecarboxylate is an ethyl ester resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of cyclohexanecarboxylic acid with ethanol. It has a role as a flavouring agent, a plant metabolite and a human metabolite. It is an ethyl ester and a volatile organic compound. It is functionally related to a cyclohexanecarboxylic acid.

Aroma threshold values

Detection: 0.001 ppb

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 96, p. 3686, 1974 DOI: 10.1021/ja00818a072

Purification Methods

Ethyl cyclohexanecarboxylate [3289-28-9] M 156.2, b 76 -77o/10mm, 92 -93o/34mm, 196 -1 9 6 . 2o/760mm, d 4 0.955, n D 1.441. Wash the ester with N sodium hydroxide solution, then water, dry with Na2SO4 and distil it. The amide has m 185-186o. [Adkins & Cramer J Am Chem Soc 52 4355 1930, Newman & Walborsky J Am Chem Soc 72 4296 1950, Beilstein 9 III 17, 9 IV 18.]