6-Aminohexanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

60-32-2

CAS Name

6-Aminohexanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C6H13NO2

Molecular Mass

131.17

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    202-203 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H13NO2/c7-5-3-1-2-4-6(8)9/h1-5,7H2,(H,8,9)

InChIKey

InChIKey=SLXKOJJOQWFEFD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CC(O)=O)CCCN

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)CCCCCN

Other Names for this Substance

  • Hexanoic acid, 6-amino-
  • Caproic acid, ε-amino-
  • 6-Aminohexanoic acid
  • CY 116
  • 177 J.D.

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

87867-96-7, 93208-38-9, 1153953-92-4

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