Methyl 2-hydroxyhexanoate

CAS Registry Number®

68756-64-9

CAS Name

Methyl 2-hydroxyhexanoate

Molecular Formula

C7H14O3

Molecular Mass

146.18

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    111 °C @ Press: 50 Torr

Source(s)

  • (1) Denotes property values from the ZIC/VINITI data file provided by InfoChem.

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C7H14O3/c1-3-4-5-6(8)7(9)10-2/h6,8H,3-5H2,1-2H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=IJQZYNRJICMGLS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

O=C(OC)C(O)CCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Hexanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, methyl ester
  • Caproic acid, α-hydroxy-, methyl ester
  • Methyl 2-hydroxyhexanoate
  • Methyl (RS)-2-hydroxycaproate
  • (±)-Methyl 2-hydroxyhexanoate

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

108740-83-6

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