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5-Hydroxy-4-octanone

CAS Registry Number®

496-77-5

CAS Name

5-Hydroxy-4-octanone

Molecular Formula

C8H16O2

Molecular Mass

144.21

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    80-82 °C @ Press: 10 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    104-105 °C

  • Density (1)

    0.9160 g/cm³

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H16O2/c1-3-5-7(9)8(10)6-4-2/h7,9H,3-6H2,1-2H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=BVEYJWQCMOVMAR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C(CCC)=O)(CCC)O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(CCC)C(O)CCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • 4-Octanone, 5-hydroxy-
  • 5-Hydroxy-4-octanone
  • 5-Octanol-4-one
  • Butyroin
  • Octan-4-ol-5-one

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

116296-89-0

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