4-Pentenoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

591-80-0

CAS Name

4-Pentenoic acid

Molecular Formula

C5H8O2

Molecular Mass

100.12

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    86-87 °C @ Press: 15 Torr
  • Melting Point (2)

    -22.5 °C
  • Density (3)

    0.988 g/cm³ @ Temp: 21 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H8O2/c1-2-3-4-5(6)7/h2H,1,3-4H2,(H,6,7)

InChIKey

InChIKey=HVAMZGADVCBITI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)CCC=C

Other Names for this Substance

  • 4-Pentenoic acid
  • Δ4-Pentenoic acid
  • Allylacetic acid
  • NSC 20944
  • NSC 9000

CAS INSIGHTSTM
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