Methyl (5R)-5-hydroxyhexanoate

CAS Registry Number®

244006-10-8

CAS Name

Methyl (5R)-5-hydroxyhexanoate

Molecular Formula

C7H14O3

Molecular Mass

146.18

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Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C7H14O3/c1-6(8)4-3-5-7(9)10-2/h6,8H,3-5H2,1-2H3/t6-/m1/s1

InChIKey

InChIKey=KBKUVMOUCKJDBE-ZCFIWIBFSA-N

SMILES

C(CCC[C@@H](C)O)(OC)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(OC)CCCC(O)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Hexanoic acid, 5-hydroxy-, methyl ester, (5R)-
  • Methyl (5R)-5-hydroxyhexanoate
  • (R)-Methyl 5-hydroxyhexanoate

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