2-Chlorohexanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

29671-30-5

CAS Name

2-Chlorohexanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C6H11ClO2

Molecular Mass

150.60

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    123.5 °C @ Press: 13 Torr

  • Density (1)

    1.0993 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H11ClO2/c1-2-3-4-5(7)6(8)9/h5H,2-4H2,1H3,(H,8,9)

InChIKey

InChIKey=OMPRMWFZHLNRQJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C(Cl)CCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Hexanoic acid, 2-chloro-
  • 2-Chlorohexanoic acid
  • α-Chlorohexanoic acid
  • 2-Chlorocaproic acid

Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

114419-82-8

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