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Hexanoic acid, 5-oxo-, ethyl ester

CAS Registry Number®

13984-57-1

CAS Name

Hexanoic acid, 5-oxo-, ethyl ester

Molecular Formula

C8H14O3

Molecular Mass

158.20

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    221.5 °C

  • Density (2)

    0.9971 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H14O3/c1-3-11-8(10)6-4-5-7(2)9/h3-6H2,1-2H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=MGPSIDGTLFKDEY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCCC(C)=O)(OCC)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(OCC)CCCC(=O)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Hexanoic acid, 5-oxo-, ethyl ester
  • Ethyl 5-oxohexanoate
  • 5-Oxohexanoic acid ethyl ester
  • Ethyl 5-oxocaproate
  • 4-Acetylbutyric acid ethyl ester

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