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Caproic acid

C6H12O2CAS 142-62-1116.16 g/mol

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OOH
Carboxylic acid

Properties

Molecular formula
C6H12O2
Molar mass
116.16 g/mol
Exact mass
116.0837 Da
Density
0.929 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point
−3.4 °C
Boiling point
205.8 °C
logP
1.65Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
37.3 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 1
Rotatable bonds
4

Identifiers

CAS number
142-62-1
SMILES
CCCCCC(=O)O
InChIKey
FUZZWVXGSFPDMH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C6H12O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6(7)8/h2-5H2,1H3,(H,7,8)

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Names and synonyms

15 names · show all
  • Hexanoic acid
  • NSC 35598
  • NSC 8266
  • NAA 60
  • Butylacetic acid
  • Capronic acid
  • n-Hexoic acid
  • n-Hexanoic acid
  • Pentylformic acid
  • n-Caproic acid
  • n-Hexylic acid
  • 1-Pentanecarboxylic acid
  • Hexoic acid
  • 1-Hexanoic acid
  • Hexylic acid

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Similar compounds

Pentadecylic acid1002-84-295 % similar Enanthic acid111-14-895 % similar Pelargonic acid112-05-095 % similar Undecylic acid112-37-895 % similar Behenic acid112-85-695 % similar Caprylic acid124-07-295 % similar Lauric acid143-07-795 % similar Heneicosylic acid2363-71-595 % similar

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue. All similar compounds

Same formula

2-(Hydroxymethyl)tetrahydropyran100-72-1 3-Methylpentanoic acid105-43-1 sec-Butyl acetate105-46-4 Ethyl butyrate105-54-4 Propyl propanoate106-36-5 3,3-Dimethylbutanoic acid1070-83-3 Isobutyl acetate110-19-0 Isoamyl formate110-45-2

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