Hexanoyl chloride

CAS Registry Number®

142-61-0

CAS Name

Hexanoyl chloride

Molecular Formula

C6H11ClO

Molecular Mass

134.60

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    77-78 °C @ Press: 13 Torr
  • Melting Point (2)

    -87 °C
  • Density (3)

    0.99541 g/cm³ @ Temp: 0 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H11ClO/c1-2-3-4-5-6(7)8/h2-5H2,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=YWGHUJQYGPDNKT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCCC)C(Cl)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(Cl)CCCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Hexanoyl chloride
  • Caproyl chloride
  • n-Caproyl chloride
  • Caproic chloride
  • n-Hexanoyl chloride

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