2-Methylheptanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

1188-02-9

CAS Name

2-Methylheptanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C8H16O2

Molecular Mass

144.21

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    121-122 °C @ Press: 13 Torr

  • Density (2)

    0.9122 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H16O2/c1-3-4-5-6-7(2)8(9)10/h7H,3-6H2,1-2H3,(H,9,10)

InChIKey

InChIKey=NKBWMBRPILTCRD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCCCC)(C(O)=O)C

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C(C)CCCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Heptanoic acid, 2-methyl-
  • 2-Methylheptanoic acid
  • α-Methylheptanoic acid
  • (±)-2-Methylheptanoic acid

Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

128441-06-5

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