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V900552

γ-Valerolactone

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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InChI key

GAEKPEKOJKCEMS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

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

SMILES string

CC1CCC(=O)O1

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.)

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Vetec is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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hcodes

H315,H319

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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Xiudong Zhang et al.
Bioresource technology, 238, 1-6 (2017-04-23)
Herein, an efficient biphasic pretreatment process was developed to improve the production of furfural (FF) and glucose from Eucalyptus. The influence of formic acid and NaCl on FF production from xylose in water and various biphasic systems was investigated. Results
Hydrogen-independent reductive transformation of carbohydrate biomass into γ-valerolactone and pyrrolidone derivatives with supported gold catalysts.
Xian-Long Du et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 50(34), 7815-7819 (2011-07-07)
Yan Zhao et al.
Bioresource technology, 114, 740-744 (2012-04-18)
In the present study, γ-valerolactone (GVL) is firstly reported to be converted into aromatic hydrocarbons through catalytic pyrolysis. The catalysts and reaction conditions are both critical in maximizing the hydrocarbon selectivity. Four zeolites, i.e. MCM-41, β-zeolite, ZSM-5 and HZSM-5 were
Reactive extraction of levulinate esters and conversion to γ-valerolactone for production of liquid fuels.
Elif I Gürbüz et al.
ChemSusChem, 4(3), 357-361 (2011-03-12)
Conversion of hemicellulose into furfural using solid acid catalysts in γ-valerolactone.
Elif I Gürbüz et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 52(4), 1270-1274 (2012-12-06)
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