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valeric acid

C5H10O2

Valeric acid has the molecular formula C5H10O2 and a molar mass of 102.13 g/mol, a melting point of -32 °C and a boiling point of 186.2 °C.

Properties

Molecular formulaC5H10O2
Molar mass102.13 g/mol
Exact (monoisotopic) mass102.06808 g/mol
Melting point-32 °C
Boiling point186.15 °C
Density0.94 g/cm³
logP (octanol–water)1.4
Topological polar surface area37.3 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors / acceptors1 / 2
Heavy atoms7
InChIKeyNQPDZGIKBAWPEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
IUPAC namepentanoic acid

Elemental composition

17 atoms across 3 elements, by mass.

ElementAtomsPercent by mass
Carbon (C)558.80%
Oxygen (O)231.33%
Hydrogen (H)109.87%

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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.