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153745
Hexanoic acid
≥99%
Synonym(s):
Acid C6, Caproic acid
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About This Item
$17.08
List Price$20.10Save 15%vapor density
4 (vs air)
Quality Segment
vapor pressure
0.18 mmHg ( 20 °C)
assay
≥99%
form
liquid
refractive index
n20/D 1.4161 (lit.)
bp
202-203 °C (lit.)
mp
−4 °C (lit.)
solubility
H2O: slightly soluble, diethyl ether: easily soluble, ethanol: easily soluble
density
0.927 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
functional group
carboxylic acid
organoleptic
pungent
SMILES string
CCCCCC(O)=O
InChI
1S/C6H12O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6(7)8/h2-5H2,1H3,(H,7,8)
InChI key
FUZZWVXGSFPDMH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
General description
Application
- To prepare polyethylene glycol derived nanomicelles as a non-viral gene carrier.
- As a starting material to synthesize an amino acid
L -norleucine. - As a reactant to prepare 4-methoxy phenyl hexyl ketone through Friedel−Crafts acylation of anisole using Hβ zeolite-based catalyst.
- As a template in the preparation of highly conducting thin polypyrrole coated alumina composite particles.
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| description ≥99% | description ≥98%, FCC, FG | description certified reference material | description purum, ≥98.0% (GC) |
| assay ≥99% | assay ≥98% | assay - | assay ≥98.0% (GC) |
| solubility ethanol: easily soluble, H2O: slightly soluble, diethyl ether: easily soluble | solubility - | solubility - | solubility water: slightly soluble 1.082g/100g(lit.), ethanol: soluble(lit.), diethyl ether: soluble(lit.) |
| Quality Level 200 | Quality Level 300, 400 | Quality Level 300 | Quality Level 200 |
| mp −4 °C (lit.) | mp −4 °C (lit.) | mp −4 °C (lit.) | mp −4 °C (lit.) |
| refractive index n20/D 1.4161 (lit.) | refractive index n20/D 1.4161 (lit.) | refractive index n20/D 1.4161 (lit.) | refractive index n20/D 1.416, n20/D 1.4161 (lit.) |
| density 0.927 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) | density 0.927 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) | density 0.927 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) | density 0.927 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
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Danger
hcodes
Hazard Classifications
Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1C
Storage Class
8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials
wgk
WGK 1
flash_point_f
215.6 °F - closed cup
flash_point_c
102 °C - closed cup
ppe
Faceshields, Gloves, Goggles, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter
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What is the molarity of hexanoic acid?
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Based on density of 0.927 g/mL and MW of 116.16, the effective molarity of this neat liquid is 7.98 M.
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