5-Chloropentanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

1119-46-6

CAS Name

5-Chloropentanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C5H9ClO2

Molecular Mass

136.58

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    230 °C
  • Melting Point (1)

    18 °C
  • Density (2)

    1.1832 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H9ClO2/c6-4-2-1-3-5(7)8/h1-4H2,(H,7,8)

InChIKey

InChIKey=YSXDKDWNIPOSMF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCCCl)C(O)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)CCCCCl

Other Names for this Substance

  • Pentanoic acid, 5-chloro-
  • Valeric acid, 5-chloro-
  • 5-Chloropentanoic acid
  • 5-Chlorovaleric acid
  • δ-Chlorovaleric acid

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