Butyl (2E,4E)-2,4-hexadienoate

C10H16O2CAS 7367-78-4168.24 g/mol

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AlkeneEster

Properties

Molecular formula
C10H16O2
Molar mass
168.24 g/mol
Exact mass
168.1150 Da
Density
0.9216 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point
120–140 °C
logP
2.46Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
26.3 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
0 / 2
Rotatable bonds
5
Double bonds
E, EE/Z, in SMILES order

Hazards

Warning
Irritant (GHS07)

Aggregated from 2 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P261, P264, P264+P265, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P319, P321, P332+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P403+P233, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
7367-78-4
SMILES
C/C=C/C=C/C(=O)OCCCC
InChIKey
SCVZKPKDMFXESQ-VSAQMIDASA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C10H16O2/c1-3-5-7-8-10(11)12-9-6-4-2/h3,5,7-8H,4,6,9H2,1-2H3/b5-3+,8-7+

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Names and synonyms

7 names
  • 2,4-Hexadienoic acid, butyl ester, (2E,4E)-
  • Sorbic acid, butyl ester
  • 2,4-Hexadienoic acid, butyl ester, (E,E)-
  • n-Butyl sorbate
  • Butyl sorbate
  • NSC 19181
  • (2E,4E)-2,4-Hexadienoic acid butyl ester

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