4-Methoxybutanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

29006-02-8

CAS Name

4-Methoxybutanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C5H10O3

Molecular Mass

118.13

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    103-105 °C @ Press: 8 Torr

  • Density (2)

    1.0596 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H10O3/c1-8-4-2-3-5(6)7/h2-4H2,1H3,(H,6,7)

InChIKey

InChIKey=VRRCYIFZBSJBAT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCOC)C(O)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)CCCOC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Butanoic acid, 4-methoxy-
  • Butyric acid, 4-methoxy-
  • 4-Methoxybutanoic acid
  • 4-Methoxybutyric acid

CAS INSIGHTSTM
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