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Molecule

3-Methylpentanoic Acid

CAS: 105-43-1 · C6H12O2

2D Structure

3D Structure

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Basic Information

CAS Registry Number
105-43-1
Molecular Formula
C6H12O2
Molecular Mass
116.16 g/mol

Identifiers

CAS Registry Number

105-43-1

SMILES

CCC(C)CC(=O)O

InChI Key

IGIDLTISMCAULB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

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

Names and Synonyms

  • 3-Methylpentanoic Acid Systematic Name
  • Pentanoic acid, 3-methyl- Synonym
  • Valeric acid, 3-methyl- Synonym
  • Valeric acid, β-methyl- Synonym
  • 3-Methylpentanoic acid Synonym
  • β-Methylvaleric acid Synonym
  • 3-Methylvaleric acid Synonym
  • 3-Methyl-n-valeric acid Synonym

All Properties

Comprehensive physical and chemical properties

Property Value Source
Molecular Mass 116.16 g/mol CAS Common Chemistry
116.15999999999998 g/mol RDKit
Density 0.93 g/cm³ CAS Common Chemistry
0.9262 g/cm3 @ 20 °C CAS Common Chemistry
Canonical SMILES O=C(O)CC(C)CC CAS Common Chemistry
InChI InChI=1S/C6H12O2/c1-3-5(2)4-6(7)8/h5H,3-4H2,1-2H3,(H,7,8) CAS Common Chemistry
InChI Key InChIKey=IGIDLTISMCAULB-UHFFFAOYSA-N CAS Common Chemistry
Melting Point -41.6 °C CAS Common Chemistry
Name 3-Methylpentanoic acid CAS Common Chemistry
Heavy Atom Count 8 RDKit
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors 1 RDKit
Hydrogen Bond Donors 1 RDKit
Rotatable Bonds 3 RDKit
Aromatic Ring Count 0 RDKit
Topological Polar Surface Area 37.3 Ų RDKit
LogP 1.5072 RDKit
Molar Refractivity 31.70779999999998 cm³/mol RDKit
Ring Count 0 RDKit
Formal Charge 0 RDKit
Fraction Csp3 0.8333 RDKit
0.83 chempirical lib
Exact Mass 116.083729624 g/mol RDKit
Boiling Point 193-196 °C @ 743 Torr CAS Common Chemistry

Spectral Data

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10 ppm 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 ppm
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