4-Aminohexanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

5415-99-6

CAS Name

4-Aminohexanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C6H13NO2

Molecular Mass

131.17

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    180-181 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H13NO2/c1-2-5(7)3-4-6(8)9/h5H,2-4,7H2,1H3,(H,8,9)

InChIKey

InChIKey=ROFNJLCLYMMXCT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)CCC(N)CC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Hexanoic acid, 4-amino-
  • 4-Aminohexanoic acid
  • γ-Aminocaproic acid
  • NSC 11326

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