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4-Hydroxy-6-methyl-2-pyrone

CAS Registry Number®

675-10-5

CAS Name

4-Hydroxy-6-methyl-2-pyrone

Molecular Formula

C6H6O3

Molecular Mass

126.11

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4-Hydroxy-6-methyl-2-pyrone.   CAS Common Chemistry.   CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society, n.d.   http://commonchemistry.cas.org/detail?cas_rn=675-10-5 (retrieved 2024-12-27) (CAS RN: 675-10-5).  Licensed under the Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    185 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H6O3/c1-4-2-5(7)3-6(8)9-4/h2-3,7H,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=NSYSSMYQPLSPOD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

OC=1C=C(C)OC(=O)C1

Canonical SMILES

O=C1OC(=CC(O)=C1)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2H-Pyran-2-one, 4-hydroxy-6-methyl-
  • Sorbic acid, 3,5-dihydroxy-, δ-lactone
  • 4-Hydroxy-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-one
  • Triacetic acid lactone
  • 4-Hydroxy-6-methylpyran-2-one

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