(R)-2-Methylbutyric acid
[CAS# 32231-50-8]

Identification

• Name: (R)-2-Methylbutyric acid
• Synonyms: (-)-2-Methylbutanoic acid; (-)-2-Methylbutyric acid; (-)-alpha-Methylbutyric acid; (2R)-2-Methylbutanoic acid; (R)-(-)-2-Methylbutanoic acid; (R)-(-)-2-Methylbutyric acid; (R)-2-Methylbutanoic acid
• Molecular Formula: C₅H₁₀O₂
• Molecular Weight: 102.13
• CAS Registry Number: 32231-50-8

Properties

• Solubility: Sparingly soluble (23 g/L) (25 °C), Calc.^*
• Density: 0.962±0.06 g/cm³ (20 °C 760 Torr), Calc.^*
• Boiling point: 50 °C (0.07 Torr)^**
• Refractive index: 1.4049 (589.3 nm 25 °C)^***
• Flash point: 73.4±6.9 °C, Calc.^*

^* Calculated using Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) Software V11.02 (©1994-2013 ACD/Labs)

^** Sayo, Noboru

^*** Freudenberg, Karl