Pentanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

109-52-4
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CAS Name

Pentanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C5H10O2

Molecular Mass

102.13

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    186-187 °C
  • Melting Point (1)

    -34.5 °C
  • Density (1)

    0.939 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H10O2/c1-2-3-4-5(6)7/h2-4H2,1H3,(H,6,7)

InChIKey

InChIKey=NQPDZGIKBAWPEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C(O)=O)CCC

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)CCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Pentanoic acid
  • Valeric acid
  • 1-Butanecarboxylic acid
  • Propylacetic acid
  • n-Valeric acid

Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

12124-87-7, 2243145-76-6, 2486087-46-9

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