Methyl 6-oxohexanoate
[CAS# 6654-36-0]

Identification

• Name: Methyl 6-oxohexanoate
• Synonyms: Adipic acid semialdehyde methyl ester; Methyl 5-formylpentanoate; Methyl 5-formylvalerate; Methyl 6-oxocaproate
• Molecular Formula: C₇H₁₂O₃
• Molecular Weight: 144.17
• CAS Registry Number: 6654-36-0
• EC Number: 229-678-8

Properties

• Solubility: Sparingly soluble (11 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Density: 0.995±0.06 g/cm³ (20 ºC 760 Torr), Calc.^*
• Boiling point: 103 ºC (0.13 Torr)^**
• Refractive index: 1.4391 (589.3 nm 20 ºC)^***
• Flash point: 71.0±22.7 ºC, Calc.^*

^* Calculated using Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) Software V11.02 (©1994-2014 ACD/Labs)

^** Grob, Cyril; US 2545433 1951.

^*** Alder, Kurt; Justus Liebigs Annalen der Chemie 1962, V651, P141-53.

Safety Data

Hazard Classification

Hazard	Class	Category Code	Hazard Statement
Skin irritation	Skin Irrit.	2	H315
Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure	STOT SE	3	H335
Eye irritation	Eye Irrit.	2A	H319
Eye irritation	Eye Irrit.	2	H319