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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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About This Item

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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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

Legal Information

Vetec is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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GHS07

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Warning

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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