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Cited in 5 peer-reviewed publications across chromatography, organic synthesis, and cross-coupling reactions.
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| Pubchem Sid | 488181586 |
|---|---|
| Pubchem Sid Url | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/substance/488181586 |
| Canonical Smiles | CCCCC(=O)OC |
| IUPAC Name | methyl pentanoate |
| InChIKey | HNBDRPTVWVGKBR-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| INCHI | 1S/C6H12O2/c1-3-4-5-6(7)8-2/h3-5H2,1-2H3 |
| Isomeric SMILES | CCCCC(=O)OC |
| WGK Germany | 2 |
| RTECS | YV7750500 |
| UN Number | 3272 |
| Packing Group | II |
| Molecular Weight | 116.16 |
| Beilstein | 1741905 |
| Reaxy-Rn | 1741905 |
| Reaxys-RN_link_address | https://www.reaxys.com/reaxys/secured/hopinto.do?context=S&query=IDE.XRN=1741905&ln= |
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| Kingdom | Organic compounds |
|---|---|
| Superclass | Lipids and lipid-like molecules |
| Class | Fatty Acyls |
| Subclass | Fatty acid esters |
| Intermediate Tree Nodes | Not available |
| Direct Parent | Fatty acid methyl esters |
| Alternative Parents | Methyl esters Monocarboxylic acids and derivatives Organic oxides Hydrocarbon derivatives Carbonyl compounds |
| Molecular Framework | Aliphatic acyclic compounds |
| Substituents | Fatty acid methyl ester - Methyl ester - Carboxylic acid ester - Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives - Carboxylic acid derivative - Organic oxygen compound - Organic oxide - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organooxygen compound - Carbonyl group - Aliphatic acyclic compound |
| Description | This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as fatty acid methyl esters. These are compounds containing a fatty acid that is esterified with a methyl group. They have the general structure RC(=O)OR', where R=fatty aliphatic tail or organyl group and R'=methyl group. |
| External Descriptors | Not available |
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| Lot Number | Certificate Type | Date | Item |
|---|---|---|---|
 I2216300 | Certificate of Analysis | Jun 15, 2026 | M108213 |
| E1823206 | Certificate of Analysis | Jan 07, 2026 | M108213 |
| J2524502 | Certificate of Analysis | Jul 08, 2024 | M108213 |
| J2524741 | Certificate of Analysis | Jul 08, 2024 | M108213 |
| I2004108 | Certificate of Analysis | Jun 15, 2024 | M108213 |
| B2510067 | Certificate of Analysis | Sep 06, 2022 | M108213 |
| C2314339 | Certificate of Analysis | Sep 06, 2022 | M108213 |
| D2318247 | Certificate of Analysis | Sep 06, 2022 | M108213 |
| D2318256 | Certificate of Analysis | Sep 06, 2022 | M108213 |
| D2318260 | Certificate of Analysis | Sep 06, 2022 | M108213 |
| D2416049 | Certificate of Analysis | Sep 06, 2022 | M108213 |
| I2216301 | Certificate of Analysis | Sep 06, 2022 | M108213 |
| I2216468 | Certificate of Analysis | Sep 06, 2022 | M108213 |
| Solubility | Solubility in water: Practically insoluble; Soluble in Ethanol |
|---|---|
| Refractive Index | 1.4003 |
| Flash Point(°F) | 71.6 °F |
| Flash Point(°C) | 22℃ |
| Boil Point(°C) | 127.3°C |
| Melt Point(°C) | -91.0°C |
| Molecular Weight | 116.160 g/mol |
| XLogP3 | 2.000 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 2 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 4 |
| Exact Mass | 116.084 Da |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 116.084 Da |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 26.300 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 8 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 68.900 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| The total count of all stereochemical bonds | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
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| 4. Jing Fan, Qi Liu, Fenhong Song, Xiaopo Wang, Lihui Zhang. (2018) Experimental investigations on the liquid thermal conductivity of five saturated fatty acid methyl esters components of biodiesel. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS, [PMID:] [10.1016/j.jct.2018.05.019] |
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