Ethyl pivalate

CAS Registry Number®

3938-95-2

CAS Name

Ethyl pivalate

Molecular Formula

C7H14O2

Molecular Mass

130.19

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    117.0-118.5 °C
  • Melting Point (2)

    -89.5 °C
  • Density (3)

    0.8555 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C7H14O2/c1-5-9-6(8)7(2,3)4/h5H2,1-4H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=HHEIMYAXCOIQCJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

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

Other Names for this Substance

  • Propanoic acid, 2,2-dimethyl-, ethyl ester
  • Pivalic acid, ethyl ester
  • Ethyl pivalate
  • Ethyl 2,2-dimethylpropionate
  • Ethyl 2,2-dimethylpropanoate

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