4-Methylpentanoic acid
Appearance
(Redirected from Isocaproic acid)
![]() | The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's general notability guideline. (December 2014) |
![]() | |
Names | |
---|---|
Preferred IUPAC name
4-Methylpentanoic acid | |
Other names
4-Methylvaleric acid; Isocaproic acid
| |
Identifiers | |
3D model (JSmol)
|
|
ChemSpider | |
ECHA InfoCard | 100.010.423 |
PubChem CID
|
|
UNII | |
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
|
|
| |
| |
Properties | |
C6H12O2 | |
Molar mass | 116.160 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
|
4-Methylpentanoic acid is a carboxylic acid of five carbons with methyl substitution at fourth carbon. It is also called 4-methylvaleric acid or isocaproic acid.
References
[edit]- ^ "4-methylpentanoic acid - C6H12O2 - ChemSynthesis". ChemSynthesis.com. Retrieved 16 December 2014.