6-Oxohexanoic acid ethyl ester
[CAS# 27983-42-2]

Identification

• Name: 6-Oxohexanoic acid ethyl ester
• Synonyms: Ethyl 5-formylpentanoate; Ethyl 5-formylvalerate; Ethyl 6-oxohexanoate
• Molecular Formula: C₈H₁₄O₃
• Molecular Weight: 158.20
• CAS Registry Number: 27983-42-2

Properties

• Solubility: Slightly soluble (5.2 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Density: 0.9994 g/cm³ (18 ºC)^**
• Boiling point: 103-104 ºC (10 Torr)^***
• Refractive index: 1.4316 (589.3 nm 18 ºC)^****
• Flash point: 82.0±22.7 ºC, Calc.^*

^* Calculated using Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) Software V11.02 (©1994-2018 ACD/Labs)

^** Suvorov, N. N.; Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 1953, V91, P1345-8.

^*** GB 632821 1949.

^**** Suvorov, N. N.; Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 1952, V84, P971-4.