153745
Hexanoic acid
≥99%
Synonym(s):
Acid C6, Caproic acid
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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)4COOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
116.16
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
205-550-7
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
773837
MDL number:
Assay:
≥99%
Form:
liquid
vapor density
4 (vs air)
Quality Level
vapor pressure
0.18 mmHg ( 20 °C)
assay
≥99%
form
liquid
refractive index
n20/D 1.4161 (lit.)
bp
202-203 °C (lit.)
mp
−4 °C (lit.)
solubility
H2O: slightly soluble, diethyl ether: easily soluble, ethanol: easily soluble
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
General description
Hexanoic acid is a resistance priming inducer that protects tomato plants from Botrytis cinerea.
Application
Hexanoic acid can be used:
- To prepare polyethylene glycol derived nanomicelles as a non-viral gene carrier.
- As a starting material to synthesize an amino acid L-norleucine.
- As a reactant to prepare 4-methoxy phenyl hexyl ketone through Friedel−Crafts acylation of anisole using Hβ zeolite-based catalyst.
- As a template in the preparation of highly conducting thin polypyrrole coated alumina composite particles.
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Danger
hcodes
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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Enantioselective biocatalytic formal α-amination of hexanoic acid to l-norleucine
Dennig A, et al.
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 16(43), 8030-8033 (2018)
Buddhadev Layek et al.
Molecular pharmaceutics, 11(3), 982-994 (2014-02-07)
Gene therapy holds immense potential as a future therapeutic strategy for the treatment of numerous genetic diseases which are incurable to date. Nevertheless, safe and efficient gene delivery remains the most challenging aspects of gene therapy. To overcome this difficulty
Friedel-Crafts acylation of anisole with hexanoic acid catalyzed by Hβ zeolite-supported tungstophosphoric acid
Bai G, et al.
Research on Chemical Intermediates, 41(8), 5041-5048 (2015)