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4-Acetylbutyric acid

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Synonym(s):

5-Ketohexanoic acid

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Linear Formula:
CH3CO(CH2)3CO2H
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
130.14
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

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Quality Level

assay

97%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.4451 (lit.)

bp

274-275 °C (lit.)

mp

13-14 °C (lit.)

density

1.09 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CC(=O)CCCC(O)=O

InChI

1S/C6H10O3/c1-5(7)3-2-4-6(8)9/h2-4H2,1H3,(H,8,9)

InChI key

MGTZCLMLSSAXLD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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form

liquid

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solid

density

1.09 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

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density

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density

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refractive index

n20/D 1.4451 (lit.)

refractive index

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refractive index

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bp

274-275 °C (lit.)

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Application

4-Acetylbutyric acid may be used in the preparation of the following compounds:
  • 5-hydroxyhexanoic acid[1]
  • 6-methyl1-3,4-dihydro-pyran-2-one, precursor for 5-acetyl-tetrahydro-2-(3H)-furanone[2]
  • substituted N-aminolactams[3]
  • (±)-5-methyl-δ-valerolactone[4]

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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