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Molecule

N-Butyl Lactate

CAS: 138-22-7 · C7H14O3

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Basic Information

CAS Registry Number
138-22-7
Molecular Formula
C7H14O3
Molecular Mass
146.19 g/mol

Identifiers

CAS Registry Number

138-22-7

SMILES

CCCCOC(=O)C(C)O

InChI Key

MRABAEUHTLLEML-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

InChI=1S/C7H14O3/c1-3-4-5-10-7(9)6(2)8/h6,8H,3-5H2,1-2H3

Names and Synonyms

  • N-Butyl Lactate Common Name
  • Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, butyl ester Synonym
  • Lactic acid, butyl ester Synonym
  • n-Butyl lactate Synonym
  • 2-Hydroxypropanoic acid butyl ester Synonym
  • Butyl α-hydroxypropionate Synonym
  • Butyl lactate Synonym
  • (±)-n-Butyl lactate Synonym
  • α-Hydroxypropionic acid butyl ester Synonym
  • Butyl 2-hydroxypropanoate Synonym
  • Butyl 2-hydroxypropionate Synonym
  • NSC 6533 Synonym
  • Purasolv BL Synonym
  • 2-Hydroxypropionic acid 1-butyl ester Synonym

All Properties

Comprehensive physical and chemical properties

Property Value Source
Molecular Mass 146.19 g/mol CAS Common Chemistry
146.18599999999998 g/mol RDKit
146.186 g/mol RDKit
Density 0.98 g/cm³ CAS Common Chemistry
0.9837 g/cm3 @ 20 °C CAS Common Chemistry
Wikipedia Url https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-Butyl_lactate CAS Common Chemistry
Boiling Point 186 °C CAS Common Chemistry
Canonical SMILES O=C(OCCCC)C(O)C CAS Common Chemistry
InChI InChI=1S/C7H14O3/c1-3-4-5-10-7(9)6(2)8/h6,8H,3-5H2,1-2H3 CAS Common Chemistry
InChI Key InChIKey=MRABAEUHTLLEML-UHFFFAOYSA-N CAS Common Chemistry
Melting Point -28 °C CAS Common Chemistry
Name Butyl lactate CAS Common Chemistry
Heavy Atom Count 10 RDKit
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors 3 RDKit
Hydrogen Bond Donors 1 RDKit
Rotatable Bonds 4 RDKit
Aromatic Ring Count 0 RDKit
Topological Polar Surface Area 46.53 Ų RDKit
LogP 0.7104999999999999 RDKit
0.7105 RDKit
Molar Refractivity 37.547799999999995 cm³/mol RDKit
Ring Count 0 RDKit
Formal Charge 0 RDKit
Fraction Csp3 0.8571 RDKit
0.86 chempirical lib
Exact Mass 146.094294308 g/mol RDKit

Spectral Data

NMR, IR, and Mass spectral data

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