6-Hydroxy-2-oxohexanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

68469-37-4

CAS Name

6-Hydroxy-2-oxohexanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C6H10O4

Molecular Mass

146.14

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Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H10O4/c7-4-2-1-3-5(8)6(9)10/h7H,1-4H2,(H,9,10)

InChIKey

InChIKey=KIKUKXLMZJYPTL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCCCO)(C(O)=O)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C(=O)CCCCO

Other Names for this Substance

  • Hexanoic acid, 6-hydroxy-2-oxo-
  • 6-Hydroxy-2-oxohexanoic acid
  • 6-Hydroxy-2-oxo-hexanoic acid
  • 2-keto-6-Hydroxyhexanoic acid

CAS INSIGHTSTM
Samples on a microarray, illustration