2-Ethyl-4-methylpentanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

108-81-6

CAS Name

2-Ethyl-4-methylpentanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C8H16O2

Molecular Mass

144.21

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    213-216 °C @ Press: 760 Torr

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H16O2/c1-4-7(8(9)10)5-6(2)3/h6-7H,4-5H2,1-3H3,(H,9,10)

InChIKey

InChIKey=XTCNGAJYWUIFFB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CC(C)C)(C(O)=O)CC

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C(CC)CC(C)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Pentanoic acid, 2-ethyl-4-methyl-
  • Valeric acid, 2-ethyl-4-methyl-
  • 2-Ethyl-4-methylpentanoic acid
  • 2-Ethyl-4-methylvaleric acid
  • (RS)-2-Ethyl-4-methylpentanoic acid

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

56640-31-4

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