Pentanoic acid, 4-oxo-

• Formula: C₅H₈O₃
• Molecular weight: 116.1152
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C5H8O3/c1-4(6)2-3-5(7)8/h2-3H2,1H3,(H,7,8) Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: JOOXCMJARBKPKM-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 123-76-2
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• Other names: Levulinic acid; β-Acetylpropionic acid; γ-Ketovaleric acid; Laevulinic acid; Levulic acid; 3-Acetylpropionic acid; 4-Ketovaleric acid; 4-Oxopentanoic acid; 4-Oxovaleric acid; Acetopropionic acid; LEVA; Propionic acid, 3-acetyl-; USAF CZ-1; Valeric acid, 4-oxo-; Valeric acid, 4-oxo-(levulinic acid); Laevulic acid; Acetylpropionic acid; NSC 3716; 4-Oxo-pentanoic acid (levulinic acid)
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Phase change data

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Enthalpy of vaporization

Antoine Equation Parameters

log₁₀(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (bar)
    T = temperature (K)

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Enthalpy of fusion

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Individual Reactions

C₅H₇O₃^- +  =

By formula: C₅H₇O₃^- + H⁺ = C₅H₈O₃

Gas phase ion energetics data

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De-protonation reactions

C₅H₇O₃^- +  =

By formula: C₅H₇O₃^- + H⁺ = C₅H₈O₃

IR Spectrum

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Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Spectrum

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Gas Chromatography

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References

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Aldrich Chemical Company Inc., 1990
Aldrich Chemical Company Inc., Catalog Handbook of Fine Chemicals, Aldrich Chemical Company, Inc., Milwaukee WI, 1990, 1. [all data]

Buechner, 1906
Buechner, E.H., Z. Phys. Chem., Stoechiom. Verwandtschaftsl., 1906, 54, 665. [all data]

Berthelot, 1897
Berthelot, M., Thermochimie, Gauthier-Villars, Paris, 1897. [all data]

Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987
Stephenson, Richard M.; Malanowski, Stanislaw, Handbook of the Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds, 1987, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3173-2 . [all data]

Stull, 1947
Stull, Daniel R., Vapor Pressure of Pure Substances. Organic and Inorganic Compounds, Ind. Eng. Chem., 1947, 39, 4, 517-540, https://doi.org/10.1021/ie50448a022 . [all data]

Acree, 1991
Acree, William E., Thermodynamic properties of organic compounds: enthalpy of fusion and melting point temperature compilation, Thermochimica Acta, 1991, 189, 1, 37-56, https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-6031(91)87098-H . [all data]

Graul, Schnute, et al., 1990
Graul, S.T.; Schnute, M.E.; Squires, R.R., Gas-Phase Acidities of Carboxylic Acids and Alcohols from Collision-Induced Dissociation of Dimer Cluster Ions, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Proc., 1990, 96, 2, 181, https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-1176(90)87028-F . [all data]

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Andriamaharavo, N.R., Retention Data. NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center., NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, 2014. [all data]

Prososki, Etzel, et al., 2007
Prososki, R.A.; Etzel, M.R.; Rankin, S.A., Solvent type affects the number, distribution, and relative quantities of volatile compounds found in sweet whey powder, J. Dairy Sci., 2007, 90, 2, 523-531, https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(07)71535-7 . [all data]

Wei, Mura, et al., 2001
Wei, A.; Mura, K.; Shibamoto, T., Antioxidative activity of volatile chemicals extracted from beer, J. Agric. Food Chem., 2001, 49, 8, 4097-4101, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf010325e . [all data]

Buttery, Ling, et al., 1983
Buttery, R.G.; Ling, L.C.; Teranishi, R.; Mon, T.R., Insect attractants: volatiles of hydrolizyed protein insect baits, J. Agric. Food Chem., 1983, 31, 4, 689-692, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf00118a003 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization

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