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Hexanoic acid

purum, ≥98.0% (GC)

Synonym(s):

Acid C6, Caproic acid

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)4COOH
CAS Number:
142-62-1
Molecular Weight:
116.16
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
329752165
EC Number:
205-550-7
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
773837
MDL number:
MFCD00004421
Assay:
≥98.0% (GC)
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vapor density

4 (vs air)

Quality Level

200

vapor pressure

0.18 mmHg ( 20 °C)

grade

purum

assay

≥98.0% (GC)

refractive index

n20/D 1.416, n20/D 1.4161 (lit.)

bp

202-203 °C (lit.), 203-205 °C

mp

−4 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: slightly soluble 1.082g/100g(lit.), diethyl ether: soluble(lit.), ethanol: soluble(lit.)

density

0.927 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

carboxylic acid

organoleptic

pungent

SMILES string

CCCCCC(O)=O

InChI

1S/C6H12O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6(7)8/h2-5H2,1H3,(H,7,8)

InChI key

FUZZWVXGSFPDMH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H314

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1C

Storage Class

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

215.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

102 °C - closed cup

ppe

Faceshields, Gloves, Goggles, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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WXBD0114V
WXBC9730V
WXBC8417V
WXBC8416V
WXBC6176V

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A study on the stability of MCM-41-supported heteropoly acids under liquid-and gas-phase esterification conditions.
Verhoef MJ, et al.
Microporous and Mesoporous Materials : The Official Journal of the International Zeolite Association, 27(2), 365-371 (1999)
Acyl migration in 1, 2-dibutyrin dependence on solvent and water activity.
Sjursnes BJ and Anthonsen T.
Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, 9(1-4), 285-297 (1994)
Formation of ultrathin polypyrrole (PPY) films on alumina particles using adsorbed hexanoic acid as a template.
Cho G, et al.
Langmuir, 16(10), 4424-4429 (2000)
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