Methyl pentanoate

CAS Registry Number®

624-24-8

CAS Name

Methyl pentanoate

Molecular Formula

C6H12O2

Molecular Mass

116.16

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    127.7 °C

  • Density (2)

    0.895 g/cm³ @ Temp: 25 °C; Press: 750 Torr

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H12O2/c1-3-4-5-6(7)8-2/h3-5H2,1-2H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=HNBDRPTVWVGKBR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCCC)(OC)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(OC)CCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Pentanoic acid, methyl ester
  • Valeric acid, methyl ester
  • Methyl valerate
  • Methyl n-valerate
  • Methyl valerianate

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