Product Description

4-Methylvaleric Acid has an unpleasant sour and penetrating odor.

Product Detail


4-Methylvaleric acid Basic information


Product Name:

4-Methylvaleric acid

Synonyms:

isobutylaceticacid;Isocapronsαure;isohexanoicacid(mixedisomers);Isohexoic acid;isohexoicacid;isocarproic acid;α-methylpentanoic acid;4-Methylpentanoic acid Isohexanoic acid

CAS:

646-07-1

MF:

C6H12O2

MW:

116.16

EINECS:

211-464-0

Product Categories:

 

Mol File:

646-07-1.mol



4-Methylvaleric acid Chemical Properties


Melting point 

-35 °C

Boiling point 

199-201 °C(lit.)

density 

0.923 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

FEMA 

3463 | 4-METHYLPENTANOIC ACID

refractive index 

n20/D 1.414(lit.)

Fp 

207 °F

storage temp. 

Store below +30°C.

form 

Liquid

pka

4.84(at 18℃)

Specific Gravity

0.923

color 

Clear colorless to slightly yellow

Odor Threshold

0.0004ppm

Water Solubility 

INSOLUBLE

JECFA Number

264

BRN 

1741912

Stability:

Stable. Incompatible with strong bases, strong oxidizing agents.

InChIKey

FGKJLKRYENPLQH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

CAS DataBase Reference

646-07-1(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

Pentanoic acid, 4-methyl-(646-07-1)

EPA Substance Registry System

Pentanoic acid, 4-methyl- (646-07-1)


4-Methylvaleric acid Safety Information


Hazard Codes 

Xn,C

Risk Statements 

21-38-34

Safety Statements 

36/37-45-36/37/39-25

RIDADR 

UN 2810 6.1/PG 3

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

NR2975000

13

TSCA 

T

HazardClass 

8

PackingGroup 

III

HS Code 

29159080


4-Methylvaleric acid Usage And Synthesis


Description

4-Methylpentanoic acid has an unpleasant sour and penetrating odor.

Chemical Properties

4-Methylpentanoic acid has an unpleasant, sour, penetrating odor.

Chemical Properties

slightly brown liquid

Uses

Intermediate for plasticizers, pharmaceuticalsand perfumes.

Definition

ChEBI: A methyl-branched fatty acid that is pentanoic acid with a methyl group substituent at position 4. It is a metabolite of 20 alpha-hydroxycholesterol

Aroma threshold values

Detection: 810 ppb.


4-Methylvaleric acid Chemical Properties


Preparation Products

14-METHYLPENTADECANOIC ACID-->alfa-Bromoisovalericacid

Raw materials

CARBON MONOXIDE-->3-Methyl-1-butene

 

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