(±)-Methyl 2-methylbutanoate

CAS Registry Number®

868-57-5

CAS Name

(±)-Methyl 2-methylbutanoate

Molecular Formula

C6H12O2

Molecular Mass

116.16

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    112-115 °C

  • Density (2)

    0.8757 g/cm³ @ Temp: 25 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H12O2/c1-4-5(2)6(7)8-3/h5H,4H2,1-3H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=OCWLYWIFNDCWRZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

O=C(OC)C(C)CC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Butanoic acid, 2-methyl-, methyl ester
  • Butyric acid, 2-methyl-, methyl ester
  • Butyric acid, α-methyl-, methyl ester
  • Methyl 2-methylbutyrate
  • Methyl α-methylbutyrate

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

53955-81-0

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