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V900552

γ-Valerolactone

Name: γ-Valerolactone
Brand: VETEC

Vetec^™, reagent grade, 98%

Synonym(s):

γ-Methyl-γ-butyrolactone, 4,5-Dihydro-5-methyl-2(3H)-furanone, 4-Hydroxypentanoic acid lactone

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):

C₅H₈O₂

CAS Number:

108-29-2

Molecular Weight:

100.12

EC Number:

203-569-5

UNSPSC Code:

12352100

PubChem Substance ID:

329829927

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

80420

MDL number:

MFCD00005400

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Properties

grade

reagent grade

vapor density

3.45 (vs air)

product line

Vetec^™

assay

98%

refractive index

n20/D 1.432 (lit.)

bp

207-208 °C (lit.), 82-85 °C/10 mmHg (lit.)

mp

−31 °C (lit.)

density

1.05 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CC1CCC(=O)O1

InChI

1S/C5H8O2/c1-4-2-3-5(6)7-4/h4H,2-3H2,1H3

InChI key

GAEKPEKOJKCEMS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

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Vetec is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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pictograms

GHS07

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Warning

hcodes

H315,H319

pcodes

P264 - P280 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P332 + P313 - P337 + P313

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

204.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

96 °C - closed cup

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