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Merck
CN

75054

Valeric acid

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

n-Valeric acid, Pentanoic acid

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)3COOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
102.13
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
203-677-2
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
969454
MDL number:
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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

grade

analytical standard

vapor density

3.5 (vs air)

vapor pressure

0.15 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

≥99.8% (GC)

autoignition temp.

707 °F

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

expl. lim.

7.6 %

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

Quality Level

bp

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

mp

−20-−18 °C (lit.)

density

0.939 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

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General description

Valeric acid is a renewable chemical that can be obtained via hydrogenation of levulinic acid in the presence of nickel-based catalyst or from lignocellulosic biomass. It can undergo esterification to form valerate esters, which can find applications as blending agents for gasoline and diesel, used in the production of biofuels.

Application

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pictograms

Corrosion

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Danger

hcodes

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

Regulatory Information

危险化学品
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Kinetics of Valeric Acid Ketonization and Ketenization in Catalytic Pyrolysis on Nanosized SiO2, ?-Al2O3, CeO2/SiO2, Al2O3/SiO2 and TiO2/SiO2
Kulyk K, et al.
ChemPhysChem (2017)
Influence of W on the reduction behaviour and Br?nsted acidity of Ni/TiO 2 catalyst in the hydrogenation of levulinic acid to valeric acid: Pyridine adsorbed DRIFTS study
Kumar.VV, et al.
Applied Catalysis A: General, 531, 169-176 (2017)
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
O Siddiqui et al.
Journal of pharmacokinetics and biopharmaceutics, 17(4), 405-424 (1989-08-01)
The permeation of triamcinolone, hydrocortisone, prednisolone, corticosterone, triamcinolone acetonide, testosterone, and betamethasone-17-valerate through excised human stratum corneum was quantified. The time course of permeation could be adequately described by a simple diffusion model suggesting that shunt transport may not be
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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