5-HEXENOIC ACID Chemical Properties

Melting point:

-37°C

Boiling point:

105 °C/15 mmHg (lit.)

Density 

0.961 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

refractive index 

1.4340

Flash point:

107°C/17mm

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

form 

clear liquid

pka

4.76±0.10(Predicted)

Specific Gravity

0.961

color 

Colorless to Light yellow

Water Solubility 

Insoluble in water.

BRN 

1743172

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H10O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6(7)8/h2H,1,3-5H2,(H,7,8)

InChIKey

XUDOZULIAWNMIU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(O)(=O)CCCC=C

LogP

1.256 (est)

CAS DataBase Reference

1577-22-6(CAS DataBase Reference)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

C

Risk Statements 

34

Safety Statements 

26-36/37/39-45-27

RIDADR 

3265

WGK Germany 

3

HazardClass 

8

PackingGroup 

III

HS Code 

29161900

MSDS

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5-HEXENOIC ACID Usage And Synthesis

Uses

5-Hexenoic acid is used as an organic chemical synthesis intermediate.

Uses

5-Hexenoic acid may be used for the preparation of iodolactone derivatives and fluorine-containing δ-valerolactones.

Definition

ChEBI: Delta-hexenoic acid is a medium-chain fatty acid.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 112, p. 6729, 1990 DOI: 10.1021/ja00174a053

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