2-Ethyl-2-methylpentanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

5343-52-2

CAS Name

2-Ethyl-2-methylpentanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C8H16O2

Molecular Mass

144.21

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    215-220 °C

  • Density (2)

    0.9187 g/cm³ @ Temp: 17 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H16O2/c1-4-6-8(3,5-2)7(9)10/h4-6H2,1-3H3,(H,9,10)

InChIKey

InChIKey=WUWPVNVBYOKSSZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

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

Other Names for this Substance

  • Pentanoic acid, 2-ethyl-2-methyl-
  • Valeric acid, 2-ethyl-2-methyl-
  • 2-Ethyl-2-methylpentanoic acid
  • α-Ethyl-α-methylvaleric acid
  • α-Methyl-α-ethylvaleric acid

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