2,5-Dibromopentanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

1450-81-3

CAS Name

2,5-Dibromopentanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C5H8Br2O2

Molecular Mass

259.92

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    170-175 °C @ Press: 21 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    172-174 °C

  • Density (3)

    1.8629 g/cm³ @ Temp: 25 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H8Br2O2/c6-3-1-2-4(7)5(8)9/h4H,1-3H2,(H,8,9)

InChIKey

InChIKey=JDAVNLLRFXIKKD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C(O)=O)(CCCBr)Br

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C(Br)CCCBr

Other Names for this Substance

  • Pentanoic acid, 2,5-dibromo-
  • Valeric acid, 2,5-dibromo-
  • 2,5-Dibromopentanoic acid
  • 2,5-Dibromovaleric acid

CAS INSIGHTSTM
Illustration of microRNA (ribonucleic acid) molecules. MicroRNAs