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Valeric acid

≥99%

Synonym(s):

n-Valeric acid, Pentanoic acid

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)3COOH
CAS Number:
109-52-4
Molecular Weight:
102.13
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24854415
EC Number:
203-677-2
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
969454
MDL number:
MFCD00004413

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Product Name

Valeric acid, ≥99%

InChI key

NQPDZGIKBAWPEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C5H10O2/c1-2-3-4-5(6)7/h2-4H2,1H3,(H,6,7)

SMILES string

CCCCC(O)=O

vapor density

3.5 (vs air)

vapor pressure

0.15 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

≥99%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

707 °F

expl. lim.

7.6 %

refractive index

n20/D 1.408 (lit.)

bp

110-111 °C/10 mmHg (lit.)
185 °C (lit.)

mp

−20-−18 °C (lit.)

density

0.939 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

carboxylic acid

Quality Level

200

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Application

Sex attractant of the sugar beet wireworm, Limonius californicus.

General description

Valeric acid (VA) also known as pentanoic acid, is a short-chain fatty acid used to synthesize valeric biofuels.

pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H314,H412

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

192.2 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

89 °C - closed cup

ppe

Faceshields, Gloves, Goggles, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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0000311456
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Chun-Chieh Lin et al.
eLife, 4 (2015-10-01)
Animals use olfactory cues for navigating complex environments. Food odors in particular provide crucial information regarding potential foraging sites. Many behaviors occur at food sites, yet how food odors regulate such behaviors at these sites is unclear. Using Drosophila melanogaster
Valeric acid lowers arterial blood pressure in rats
Onyszkiewicz M, et al.
European Journal of Pharmacology, 877, 173086-173086 (2020)
A Gysler et al.
Pharmaceutical research, 16(9), 1386-1391 (1999-09-25)
To investigate pharmacokinetic differences between the nonhalogenated double ester prednicarbate (PC) and the fluorinated monoester betamethasone 17-valerate (BM17V) their metabolism in human keratinocytes and fibroblasts as well as their permeation and biotransformation in reconstructed epidermis and excised human skin was
Valeric biofuels: a platform of cellulosic transportation fuels.
Jean-Paul Lange et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 49(26), 4479-4483 (2010-05-07)
S Kakishima et al.
Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany), 13(3), 502-507 (2011-04-15)
During the second blooming of a cultivated Amorphophallus gigas Teijsm and Binnend in the Botanical Gardens of the University of Tokyo, the surface temperature of the inflorescence was measured using an infrared camera. Contrary to studies of other species in
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