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  • Name: Tricaprilin
  • Chemical Name: trioctanoin
  • CAS Number: 538-23-8
  • Molecular Formula: C27H50O6
  • Molecular Weight: 470.682
  • Catalog: Chemical reagent Organic reagent Ester Other ester compounds
  • Create Date: 2018-07-15 14:36:55
  • Modify Date: 2026-07-01 11:15:52
  • Tricaprilin (Trioctanoin) is used in study for patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease and has a role as an anticonvulsant and a plant metabolite[1][2].
Name trioctanoin
Synonyms CAPRYLIC ACID TRIGLYCERIDE
TRYCAPRYLIN
** APPROVAL REQ **TRICAPRYLIN (C8:0) SIG
Panacete
1,2,3-Trioctanoylglycerol
Tri-n-octanoin
Octanoic acid, 1,2,3-propanetriyl ester
Glyceryl tricaprylate
Glyceryl tricaprylate-caprate
tri-octanoi
Trioctanoin
Glycerol tricaprylate
1,2,3-Tricapryloylglycerol,1,2,3-Trioctanoylglycerol,Glycerol tricaprylate
Glycerol Tri-n-octanoate Tri-n-octanoin 1,2,3-Tri-n-octanoylglycerol
1,2,3-Propantriyltrioctanoat
TRIOCTANOIN
1,2,3-TRIOACTANOYLGLYCEROL
Glyceryl trioctanoate,1,2,3-Tricapryloylglycerol, 1,2,3-Trioctanoylglycerol, Glycerol tricaprylate, Glycerol trioctanoate, Glyceryl tricaprylate, Tricaprylin, Trioctanoin
Trisoctanoic acid=1,2,3-propanetriyl ester
1,2,3-Propanetriol trioctanoate
Octanoicacid,1,2,3-propanetriylester
Miglyol
1,2,3-Tricapryloylglycerol, 1,2,3-Trioctanoylglycerol, Glycerol tricaprylate, Glycerol trioctanoate, Glyceryl tricaprylate, Tricaprylin, Trioctanoin
1,2,3-tris-(octanoyloxy)-propane
1,2,3-Propanetriyl trioctanoate
n-octanoic acid glycerol triester
GLYCERYL TRICAPRYLATE
EMALEX OTG
Propane-1,2,3-triyl trioctanoate
sefsol800
TRICAPRYLIN(RG)
Glytex(R) L-273
Radiamuls MCT
Rato
panacete800
Tricaprylic Glyceride
Caprylic acid triglyceride
Caprylin
Glyceroltrioctanoate
AKOMED R/E
glycerin tricaprylate
Tricapryloylglycerol
Caprylic triglyceride
GLYCERYL TRIOCTANOATE
TRI-N-OCTANOIN
Glycerol Tri caprate / caprylate
TRICAPRYLIN
TRICAPRYLIN (C8:0)
CAPRYLIN
MFCD00036236
Octanoin, tri
Tricaprylyl glycerin
8:0TG
Tricaprylic glyceride
octanoic acid 2,3-bis-octanoyloxypropyl ester
1,2,3-Tricapryloylglycerol
Captex
GLYCERINTRICAPRYLATE
1,2,3-Propanetriyl octanoate
Octanoin,tri
Tricaprylin
1,2,3-Tri-n-Octanoylglycerol
EINECS 208-686-5
Trioctanoin [-8]
Glyceryl trioctanoate
Axona
Maceight
1,2,3-tri-n-octanoylglycerol
Glycerol trioctanoate
Glycerintrioctanoat
Trioctanoylglycerol
2,3-Bis(octanoyloxy)propyl octanoate
TRI-N-CAPRYLIN
Octanoic acid triglyceride
GLYCEROL TRI-N-OCTANOATE
tricaprylicglyceride
Glycerol Tri-n-octanoate
GLYCEROL TRICAPRYLATE
Caprylic acid, 1,2,3-propanetriyl ester
1,2,3-TRIOCTANOYLGLYCEROL
2,3-di(octanoyloxy)propyl octanoate
octanoicacidtriglyceride
Description Tricaprilin (Trioctanoin) is used in study for patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease and has a role as an anticonvulsant and a plant metabolite[1][2].
Related Catalog
References

[1]. Tricaprylin

[2]. Kwok MK, et al. Re-thinking Alzheimer's disease therapeutic targets using gene-based tests. EBioMedicine. 2018 Nov;37:461-470.
Density 1.0±0.1 g/cm3
Boiling Point 508.0±17.0 °C at 760 mmHg
Melting Point 9-10 °C
Molecular Formula C27H50O6
Molecular Weight 470.682
Flash Point 209.3±21.0 °C
Exact Mass 470.360748
PSA 78.90000
LogP 9.33
Vapour Pressure 0.0±1.3 mmHg at 25°C
Index of Refraction 1.458
Storage condition 2-8°C

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :
YJ7700000
CHEMICAL NAME :
Trioctanoin
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
538-23-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :
1717202
LAST UPDATED :
199706
DATA ITEMS CITED :
16
MOLECULAR FORMULA :
C27-H50-O6
MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
470.77
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
7VO1YOV7&1OV7

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
33300 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
OYYAA2 Oyo Yakuri. Pharmacometrics. (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180, Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1- 1967- Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,871,1970
TYPE OF TEST :
LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
>27800 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
REFERENCE :
OYYAA2 Oyo Yakuri. Pharmacometrics. (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180, Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1- 1967- Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,871,1970
TYPE OF TEST :
LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
>27800 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
REFERENCE :
OYYAA2 Oyo Yakuri. Pharmacometrics. (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180, Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1- 1967- Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,871,1970
TYPE OF TEST :
LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
4 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
OYYAA2 Oyo Yakuri. Pharmacometrics. (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180, Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1- 1967- Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,871,1970
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION :
29600 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
OYYAA2 Oyo Yakuri. Pharmacometrics. (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180, Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1- 1967- Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,871,1970
TYPE OF TEST :
LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION :
>27800 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
REFERENCE :
OYYAA2 Oyo Yakuri. Pharmacometrics. (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180, Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1- 1967- Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,871,1970
TYPE OF TEST :
LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION :
>27800 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
REFERENCE :
OYYAA2 Oyo Yakuri. Pharmacometrics. (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180, Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1- 1967- Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,871,1970
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION :
3700 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
REFERENCE :
APSCAX Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. (Karolinska Institutet, S-10401 Stockholm, Sweden) V.1- 1940- Volume(issue)/page/year: 40,338,1957 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
1860 mg/kg/31D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in bladder weight Related to Chronic Data - death Related to Chronic Data - changes in testicular weight
REFERENCE :
OYYAA2 Oyo Yakuri. Pharmacometrics. (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180, Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1- 1967- Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,871,1970
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
4368 mg/kg/26W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Liver - other changes Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol) Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
OYYAA2 Oyo Yakuri. Pharmacometrics. (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180, Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1- 1967- Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,871,1970 ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
2600 mL/kg/2Y-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria Gastrointestinal - tumors
REFERENCE :
NTPTR* National Toxicology Program Technical Report Series. (Research Triangle Park, NC 27709) No.206- Volume(issue)/page/year: NTP-TR-426,1994 ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
DOSE :
250 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION :
female 7 day(s) pre-mating - 21 day(s) post-birth
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - weaning or lactation index (e.g., # alive at weaning per # alive at day 4) Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - growth statistics (e.g.%, reduced weight gain)
REFERENCE :
IYKEDH Iyakuhin Kenkyu. Study of Medical Supplies. (Nippon Koteisho Kyokai, 12-15, 2-chome, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, Japan) V.1- 1970- Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,180,1972 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X7437 No. of Facilities: 16 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 1 No. of Employees: 1430 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 996 (estimated)
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Safety Phrases S23-S24/25
RIDADR NONH for all modes of transport
WGK Germany -
RTECS YJ7700000
HS Code 2915900090
HS Code 2915900090
Summary 2915900090 other saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives VAT:17.0% Tax rebate rate:9.0% Supervision conditions:AB(certificate of inspection for goods inward,certificate of inspection for goods outward) MFN tariff:5.5% General tariff:30.0%
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