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caproic acid

C6H12O2

Caproic acid has the molecular formula C6H12O2 and a molar mass of 116.16 g/mol, a melting point of -4 °C and a boiling point of 205.3 °C.

Properties

Molecular formulaC6H12O2
Molar mass116.16 g/mol
Exact (monoisotopic) mass116.08373 g/mol
Melting point-4 °C
Boiling point205.25 °C
logP (octanol–water)1.9
Topological polar surface area37.3 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors / acceptors1 / 2
Heavy atoms8
InChIKeyFUZZWVXGSFPDMH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
IUPAC namehexanoic acid

Elemental composition

20 atoms across 3 elements, by mass.

ElementAtomsPercent by mass
Carbon (C)662.04%
Oxygen (O)227.55%
Hydrogen (H)1210.41%

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Molar mass and elemental composition are computed from IUPAC 2021 conventional atomic weights. Formula, exact mass and the computed descriptors come from PubChem, which is US government work and in the public domain. Melting point, boiling point and density come from Wikidata under CC0. Properties with no figure shown are absent from those sources rather than zero.