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2-Hydroxyhexanoic acid

98%

Synonym(s):

DL-α-Hydroxycaproic acid

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)3CH(OH)CO2H
CAS Number:
6064-63-7
Molecular Weight:
132.16
EC Number:
227-991-4
MDL number:
MFCD00004584
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24853144
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

100

Assay

98%

mp

60-62 °C (lit.)

functional group

carboxylic acid
hydroxyl

SMILES string

CCCCC(O)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C6H12O3/c1-2-3-4-5(7)6(8)9/h5,7H,2-4H2,1H3,(H,8,9)

InChI key

NYHNVHGFPZAZGA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Solubility of 2-hydroxyhexanoic acid in supercritical CO2 has been studied.

Application

2-Hydroxyhexanoic acid was used in the synthesis of aliphatic copolyesters.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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J B Brooks et al.
Journal of clinical microbiology, 25(2), 445-448 (1987-02-01)
Serum (SR) and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from a patient suspected of having tuberculous meningitis were submitted to our laboratory for analysis by frequency-pulsed electron capture gas-liquid chromatography (FPEC GLC). The samples were tested for the presence of carboxylic acids, alcohols
L I Woolf et al.
Journal of chromatography, 231(2), 237-245 (1982-09-10)
Plasma or whole blood is treated with o-phenylenediamine dihydrochloride in phosphoric acid under conditions found spectrophotometrically to give maximum yields of the quinoxalinols. The quinoxalinols are extracted and, after removing phosphoric acid, etc., silylated with bis-trimethylsilyltrifluoracetamide in acetonitrile. Other solvents
Grazyna Adamus et al.
Rapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM, 18(13), 1436-1446 (2004-06-25)
A series of aliphatic copolyesters was obtained from (R,S)-beta-butyrolactone and two isomeric hydroxy acids, 6-hydroxyhexanoic and (R,S)-2-hydroxyhexanoic acids. The reactions were conducted in bulk without catalyst. Electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-MSn) was used for molecular characterization of these copolyester
Solubilities of lactic acid and 2-hydroxyhexanoic acid in supercritical CO2.
Gregorowicz J.
Fluid Phase Equilibria, 166(1), 39-46 (1999)
K J Ng et al.
Journal of chromatography, 228, 43-50 (1982-03-12)
Amniotic fluid from different gestational age patients was partitioned into neutral, acidic and basic fractions. The organic acids were trimethylsilylated and analyzed by glass capillary gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. A marked difference in the level of hippuric acid was observed between
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