Methyl pivalate

CAS Registry Number®

598-98-1

CAS Name

Methyl pivalate

Molecular Formula

C6H12O2

Molecular Mass

116.16

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    101.1 °C
  • Density (2)

    0.891 g/cm³ @ Temp: 0 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H12O2/c1-6(2,3)5(7)8-4/h1-4H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=CNMFHDIDIMZHKY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C(C)(C)C)(OC)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(OC)C(C)(C)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Propanoic acid, 2,2-dimethyl-, methyl ester
  • Pivalic acid, methyl ester
  • Methyl pivalate
  • Methyl trimethylacetate
  • Methyl 2,2-dimethylpropanoate

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