2-Ethyl-2-Hydroxybutyric Acid
[CAS# 3639-21-2]

Identification

• Classification: Chemical reagent >> Organic reagent >> Fatty acid
• Name: 2-Ethyl-2-Hydroxybutyric Acid
• Molecular Formula: C₆H₁₁O₃
• Molecular Weight: 131.15
• CAS Registry Number: 3639-21-2
• EINECS: 222-867-6
• SMILES: C(C(O)(CC)C([O-])=O)C
• InChI: 1S/C6H12O3/c1-3-6(9,4-2)5(7)8/h9H,3-4H2,1-2H3,(H,7,8)/p-1
• InChIKey: LXVSANCQXSSLPA-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Properties

• Boiling point: 251.313°C at 760 mmHg (Cal.)
• Flash point: 120.051°C (Cal.)

References

• (1): Elzbieta Lodyga-Chruscinska, Daniele Sanna, Eugenio Garribba and Giovanni Micera. Potentiometric, spectroscopic, electrochemical and DFT characterization of oxovanadium(iv) complexes formed by citrate and tartrates in aqueous solution at high ligand to metal molar ratios: the effects of the trigonal bipyramidal distortion in bis-chelated species and biological implications, Dalton Trans., 2008, 4903.