Butanoic acid, 2-methyl-, methyl ester

• Formula: C₆H₁₂O₂
• Molecular weight: 116.1583
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C6H12O2/c1-4-5(2)6(7)8-3/h5H,4H2,1-3H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: OCWLYWIFNDCWRZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 868-57-5
• Chemical structure:
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• Species with the same structure:
  • Butanoic acid, 2-methyl-, methyl ester
• Isotopologues:
  • methyl 2-methylbutanoate-d-9
• Other names: Butyric acid, 2-methyl-, methyl ester; Methyl α-methylbutanoate; Methyl α-methylbutyrate; Methyl 2-methylbutanoate; Methyl 2-methylbutyrate; 2-Methylbutanoic acid, methyl ester; dl-2-Methylbutyric acid methyl ester; Methyl ester of 2-methyl-butanoic acid; 2-Methylbutyric acid, methyl ester; Butyric acid, α-methyl-, methyl ester; 53955-81-0; 2-methyl(methyl butanoate)
• Information on this page:
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  • References
  • Notes
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Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, polar column, temperature ramp

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References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tend	Final temperature
  Tstart	Initial temperature

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