2-Ethyl-2-methylbutanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

19889-37-3

CAS Name

2-Ethyl-2-methylbutanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C7H14O2

Molecular Mass

130.18

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    207 °C
  • Melting Point (1)

    <-20 °C
  • Density (2)

    0.8926 g/cm³ @ Temp: 25 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C7H14O2/c1-4-7(3,5-2)6(8)9/h4-5H2,1-3H3,(H,8,9)

InChIKey

InChIKey=LHJPKLWGGMAUAN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

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

Other Names for this Substance

  • Butanoic acid, 2-ethyl-2-methyl-
  • Butyric acid, 2-ethyl-2-methyl-
  • 2-Ethyl-2-methylbutanoic acid
  • 2-Methyl-2-ethylbutanoic acid
  • α-Methyl-α-ethylbutyric acid

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