5-Chloro-2-pentanone

CAS Registry Number®

5891-21-4

CAS Name

5-Chloro-2-pentanone

Molecular Formula

C5H9ClO

Molecular Mass

120.58

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    61-62 °C @ Press: 10 Torr
  • Density (2)

    1.0208 g/cm³ @ Temp: 60 °C; Press: 760.000 Torr

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H9ClO/c1-5(7)3-2-4-6/h2-4H2,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=XVRIEWDDMODMGA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C(C)=O)CCCl

Canonical SMILES

O=C(C)CCCCl

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2-Pentanone, 5-chloro-
  • 5-Chloro-2-pentanone
  • 1-Chloro-4-pentanone
  • 3-Chloropropyl methyl ketone
  • NSC 60210

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