Propanoic acid, 2-(acetyloxy)-, methyl ester

CAS Registry Number®

6284-75-9

CAS Name

Propanoic acid, 2-(acetyloxy)-, methyl ester

Molecular Formula

C6H10O4

Molecular Mass

146.14

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    168-173 °C

  • Melting Point (2)

    6 °C

  • Density (3)

    1.0899 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H10O4/c1-4(6(8)9-3)10-5(2)7/h4H,1-3H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=QTFFGYLLUHQSAS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

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

Other Names for this Substance

  • Propanoic acid, 2-(acetyloxy)-, methyl ester
  • Lactic acid, methyl ester, acetate
  • Methyl 2-acetoxypropionate
  • Methyl 2-acetyloxypropanoate
  • Methyl O-acetyllactate

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

85880-70-2

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