2-Oxohexanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

2492-75-3

CAS Name

2-Oxohexanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C6H10O3

Molecular Mass

130.14

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    93-94 °C @ Press: 14 Torr

  • Melting Point (1)

    15 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H10O3/c1-2-3-4-5(7)6(8)9/h2-4H2,1H3,(H,8,9)

InChIKey

InChIKey=XNIHZNNZJHYHLC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C(O)=O)(CCCC)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C(=O)CCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Hexanoic acid, 2-oxo-
  • 2-Oxohexanoic acid
  • α-Oxocaproic acid
  • α-Oxo-n-caproic acid
  • α-Ketocaproic acid

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