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Decanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

334-48-5

CAS Name

Decanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C10H20O2

Molecular Mass

172.26

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    268.7 °C

  • Melting Point (1)

    31.5 °C

  • Density (1)

    0.890 g/cm³ @ Temp: 40 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C10H20O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10(11)12/h2-9H2,1H3,(H,11,12)

InChIKey

InChIKey=GHVNFZFCNZKVNT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCCCCC)CCC(O)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)CCCCCCCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Decanoic acid
  • Capric acid
  • Decoic acid
  • n-Decoic acid
  • Decylic acid

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