Simagchem Corp.

hemical PropertiesWhite crystalline solid or needles. Unpleasant, rancid odor.Chemical Propertieswhite crystals with an unpleasant odourChemical PropertiesFatty, unpleasant, rancid odor.OccurrenceReported found in apple, beer, preferments of bread, butter, oil, cheese, blue cheese, Romano cheese, cheddar cheese, Roquefort cheese, roasted cocoa bean, cognac, muscat grape, grape musts and wine, and other natural sources. Also reported in citrus peel oils, orange juice, apricots, guava, papaya, strawberry, butter, yogurt, milk, mutton, hop oil, Bourbon and Scotch whiskey, rum, coffee, mango and tea.UsesManufacturing of esters for artificial fruit flavors and perfumes. Also as an intermediate in chemical syntheses. It is used in organic synthesis and industrially in the manufacture of perfumes, lubricants, greases, rubber, dyes, plastics, food additives and pharmaceuticals.

Pharmaceuticals

Decanoate salts and esters of various drugs are available. Since decanoic acid is a fatty acid, forming a salt or ester with a drug will increase its lipophilicity and its affinity for fatty tissue. Since distribution of a drug from fatty tissue is usually slow, one may develop a long-acting injectable form of a drug (called a Depot injection) by using its decanoate form. Some examples of drugs available as a decanoate ester or salt include nandrolone, fluphenazine, bromperidol, haloperidol and vanoxerine.UsesDecanoic acid is used in manufacturing of esters for artificial fruit flavors and perfumes.Usesmanufacture of esters for artificial fruit flavors and perfumes; as an intermediate in other chemical syntheses.UsesIntermediates of Liquid Crystals