2-Oxovaleric acid

CAS Registry Number®

1821-02-9

CAS Name

2-Oxovaleric acid

Molecular Formula

C5H8O3

Molecular Mass

116.12

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    179 °C

  • Melting Point (1)

    6.5 °C

  • Density (2)

    1.097 g/cm³ @ Temp: 14 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H8O3/c1-2-3-4(6)5(7)8/h2-3H2,1H3,(H,7,8)

InChIKey

InChIKey=KDVFRMMRZOCFLS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

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

Other Names for this Substance

  • Pentanoic acid, 2-oxo-
  • Valeric acid, 2-oxo-
  • 2-Oxopentanoic acid
  • α-Oxovaleric acid
  • α-Oxo-n-valeric acid

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