5-Oxohexanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

3128-06-1

CAS Name

5-Oxohexanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C6H10O3

Molecular Mass

130.14

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    274.5 °C

  • Melting Point (1)

    13.5 °C

  • Density (2)

    1.1100 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

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

InChIKey

InChIKey=MGTZCLMLSSAXLD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

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

Other Names for this Substance

  • Hexanoic acid, 5-oxo-
  • Caproic acid, δ-oxo-
  • 5-Oxohexanoic acid
  • 5-Ketohexanoic acid
  • δ-Ketocaproic acid

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