Polycaprolactone

C6H10O2CAS 24980-41-4114.14 g/mol

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EsterLactone

Properties

Molecular formula
C6H10O2
Molar mass
114.14 g/mol
Exact mass
114.0681 Da
Density
1.2 g/mL
Melting point
50–100 °C
Flash point
127 °C (open cup)
Water solubility
miscible
logP
1.10Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
26.3 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
0 / 2
Rotatable bonds
0

Hazards

Warning
Irritant (GHS07)

Aggregated from 770 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P264+P265, P280, P305+P351+P338, P337+P317

Identifiers

CAS number
24980-41-4
SMILES
O=C1CCCCCO1
InChIKey
PAPBSGBWRJIAAV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C6H10O2/c7-6-4-2-1-3-5-8-6/h1-5H2

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Names and synonyms

15 names · show all
  • 2-Oxepanone, homopolymer
  • 2-Oxepanone, polyesters
  • Poly(ε-caprolactone)
  • ε-Caprolactone polyester
  • Caprolactone polymer
  • ε-Caprolactone polymer
  • ε-Caprolactone polymers
  • Caprolactone oligomer
  • Caprolactone homopolymer
  • ε-Caprolactone homopolymer
  • Poly(ε-caprolactone), monomer-based
  • 6-Hexanolide homopolymer
  • Poly-carprolactone
  • Poly(ε-caprolactone) diol
  • Purasorb PC 17

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

The same compound in another form: other stereochemistry, a salt or hydrate, the free acid or base, or an isotope-labelled version.

Caprolactone502-44-3

Similar compounds

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Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

All similar compounds

Same formula

2,2-Dimethylbut-3-enoic acid10276-09-2 4-Methyl-2-pentenoic acid10321-71-8 Allyl glycidyl ether106-92-3 1,5-Hexadiene-3,4-diol1069-23-4 Hexanedial1072-21-5 Hexane-2,5-dione110-13-4 Beta-Methyl-delta-valerolactone1121-84-2 2-Hexenoic acid1191-04-4

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