2-Methylhexanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

4536-23-6

CAS Name

2-Methylhexanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C7H14O2

Molecular Mass

130.19

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    204-206 °C

  • Density (2)

    0.9085 g/cm³ @ Temp: 17 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C7H14O2/c1-3-4-5-6(2)7(8)9/h6H,3-5H2,1-2H3,(H,8,9)

InChIKey

InChIKey=CVKMFSAVYPAZTQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C(O)=O)(CCCC)C

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C(C)CCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Hexanoic acid, 2-methyl-
  • Caproic acid, α-methyl-
  • 2-Methylhexanoic acid
  • α-Methylcaproic acid
  • 2-Hexanecarboxylic acid

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

22160-12-9

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