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Hexanoic acid

purum, ≥98.0% (GC)

Synonym(s):

Acid C6, Caproic acid

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)4COOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
116.16
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
773837
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

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vapor density

4 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

0.18 mmHg ( 20 °C)

grade

purum

assay

≥98.0% (GC)

refractive index

n20/D 1.416
n20/D 1.4161 (lit.)

bp

202-203 °C (lit.)
203-205 °C

mp

−4 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: slightly soluble 1.082g/100g(lit.)
diethyl ether: soluble(lit.)
ethanol: soluble(lit.)

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

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assay

≥98.0% (GC)

assay

≥98%

assay

≥99%

assay

≥99%

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

400

Quality Level

400

Quality Level

200

solubility

water: slightly soluble 1.082g/100g(lit.), ethanol: soluble(lit.), diethyl ether: soluble(lit.)

solubility

-

solubility

-

solubility

H2O: slightly soluble, diethyl ether: easily soluble, ethanol: easily soluble

mp

−4 °C (lit.)

mp

−4 °C (lit.)

mp

−4 °C (lit.)

mp

−4 °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.)

density

0.927 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

bp

202-203 °C (lit.), 203-205 °C

bp

202-203 °C (lit.)

bp

202-203 °C (lit.)

bp

202-203 °C (lit.)

pictograms

Corrosion

signalword

Danger

hcodes

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1C

Storage Class

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

wgk_germany

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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  1. What is the molarity of hexanoic acid?

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    1. 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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