2-Ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)butanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

5904-58-5

CAS Name

2-Ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)butanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C7H14O3

Molecular Mass

146.18

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    110-112 °C @ Press: 5 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    62.5 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C7H14O3/c1-3-7(4-2,5-8)6(9)10/h8H,3-5H2,1-2H3,(H,9,10)

InChIKey

InChIKey=NGNICDYIWUGSEY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C(O)=O)(CC)(CC)CO

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C(CO)(CC)CC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Butanoic acid, 2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-
  • Butyric acid, 2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-
  • 2-Ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)butanoic acid
  • 2-Ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)butyric acid

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