6-Chlorohexanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

4224-62-8

CAS Name

6-Chlorohexanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C6H11ClO2

Molecular Mass

150.60

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    107-108.6 °C @ Press: 0.18 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    32 °C

  • Density (1)

    1.1320 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H11ClO2/c7-5-3-1-2-4-6(8)9/h1-5H2,(H,8,9)

InChIKey

InChIKey=XWWKSLXUVZVGSP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CC(O)=O)CCCCl

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)CCCCCCl

Other Names for this Substance

  • Hexanoic acid, 6-chloro-
  • 6-Chlorohexanoic acid
  • 6-Chlorocaproic acid
  • ε-Chlorocaproic acid

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