Pentylmalonic acid diethyl ester
[CAS# 6065-59-4]

Identification

• Name: Pentylmalonic acid diethyl ester
• Synonyms: Diethyl 2-pentylpropanedicarboxylate; Diethyl amylmalonate; Diethyl pentylmalonate; NSC 30682
• Molecular Formula: C₁₂H₂₂O₄
• Molecular Weight: 230.30
• CAS Registry Number: 6065-59-4
• EC Number: 227-997-7

Properties

• Solubility: Very slightly soluble (0.48 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Density: 0.9604 g/cm³ (20 ºC)^**
• Boiling point: 136-143 ºC (16 Torr)^***
• Refractive index: 1.4623 (589.3 nm 20 ºC)^**
• Flash point: 116.5±16.9 ºC, Calc.^*

^* Calculated using Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) Software V11.02 (©1994-2015 ACD/Labs)

^** Treibs, Wilhelm; Chemische Berichte 1951, V91, P297-301.

^*** Matsumoto, Takashi; Agricultural and Biological Chemistry 1981, V45(9), P2031-5.