ε-Caprolactone

CAS Registry Number®

502-44-3

CAS Name

ε-Caprolactone

Molecular Formula

C6H10O2

Molecular Mass

114.14

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    104-106 °C @ Press: 10 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    -18 °C

  • Density (3)

    1.16 g/cm³

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H10O2/c7-6-4-2-1-3-5-8-6/h1-5H2

InChIKey

InChIKey=PAPBSGBWRJIAAV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

O=C1CCCCCO1

Canonical SMILES

O=C1OCCCCC1

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2-Oxepanone
  • Hexanoic acid, 6-hydroxy-, lactone
  • Caprolactone
  • ε-Caprolactone
  • Epsilon-caprolactone

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

52004-64-5, 67184-99-0, 80137-66-2

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