Ethyl 2-ethylbutyrate

CAS Registry Number®

2983-38-2

CAS Name

Ethyl 2-ethylbutyrate

Molecular Formula

C8H16O2

Molecular Mass

144.21

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    149-151 °C

  • Density (2)

    0.8654 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H16O2/c1-4-7(5-2)8(9)10-6-3/h7H,4-6H2,1-3H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=MJGSLNIPTRPYJV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

O=C(OCC)C(CC)CC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Butanoic acid, 2-ethyl-, ethyl ester
  • Butyric acid, 2-ethyl-, ethyl ester
  • Butyric acid, α-ethyl-, ethyl ester
  • Ethyl 2-ethylbutyrate
  • Ethyl α-ethylbutyrate

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