Ethyl 3-oxohexanoate

CAS Registry Number®

3249-68-1

CAS Name

Ethyl 3-oxohexanoate

Molecular Formula

C8H14O3

Molecular Mass

158.20

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    50 °C @ Press: 5 Torr

  • Density (2)

    0.994 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H14O3/c1-3-5-7(9)6-8(10)11-4-2/h3-6H2,1-2H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=KQWWVLVLVYYYDT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

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

Other Names for this Substance

  • Hexanoic acid, 3-oxo-, ethyl ester
  • Caproic acid, β-oxo-, ethyl ester
  • Ethyl 3-oxohexanoate
  • Ethyl α-butyrylacetate
  • Ethyl butyrylacetate

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