CAS Registry Number®
123-76-2
CAS Name
Levulinic acid
Molecular Formula
C5H8O3
Molecular Mass
116.12
Compound Properties
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Boiling Point (1)
245.5 °C
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Melting Point (1)
33 °C
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Density (2)
1.1447 g/cm³ @ Temp: 15.0 °C
Source(s)
- (1) PhysProp data were obtained from Syracuse Research Corporation of Syracuse, New York (US)
- (2) Auwers, Karl V.; Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft [Abteilung] B: Abhandlungen, (1919), 52B, 584-601, CAplus
Other Names and Identifiers
InChI
InChI=1S/C5H8O3/c1-4(6)2-3-5(7)8/h2-3H2,1H3,(H,7,8)
InChIKey
InChIKey=JOOXCMJARBKPKM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C(CC(O)=O)C(C)=O
Canonical SMILES
O=C(O)CCC(=O)C
Other Names for this Substance
- Pentanoic acid, 4-oxo-
- Levulinic acid
- 4-Oxopentanoic acid
- β-Acetylpropionic acid
- γ-Ketovaleric acid
- Laevulinic acid
- Levulic acid
- 3-Acetylpropionic acid
- 4-Oxovaleric acid
- 4-Ketovaleric acid
- NSC 3716
- 3-Oxobutanecarboxylic acid
- 3-Acetylpropanoic acid
- Lev-OH