Hexanoic acid, 2-hydroxypropyl ester

CAS Registry Number®

39556-41-7

CAS Name

Hexanoic acid, 2-hydroxypropyl ester

Molecular Formula

C9H18O3

Molecular Mass

174.24

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    73 °C @ Press: 0.4 Torr

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C9H18O3/c1-3-4-5-6-9(11)12-7-8(2)10/h8,10H,3-7H2,1-2H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=MBOLLKIPKUVPFQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

O=C(OCC(O)C)CCCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Hexanoic acid, 2-hydroxypropyl ester
  • 1,2-Propanediol, 1-hexanoate
  • 2-Hydroxypropyl hexanoate

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