Adipic acid

CAS Registry Number®

124-04-9

CAS Name

Adipic acid

Molecular Formula

C6H10O4

Molecular Mass

146.14

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    338 °C
  • Melting Point (2)

    152 °C
  • Density (2)

    1.360 g/cm³ @ Temp: 25 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) International Chemical Safety Cards data were obtained from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (US)
  • (2) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H10O4/c7-5(8)3-1-2-4-6(9)10/h1-4H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)

InChIKey

InChIKey=WNLRTRBMVRJNCN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

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

Other Names for this Substance

  • Hexanedioic acid
  • Adipic acid
  • Adipinic acid
  • 1,4-Butanedicarboxylic acid
  • 1,6-Hexanedioic acid

Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

1186514-28-2, 2023788-68-1

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