Butanoic acid, methyl ester

• Formula: C₅H₁₀O₂
• Molecular weight: 102.1317
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C5H10O2/c1-3-4-5(6)7-2/h3-4H2,1-2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: UUIQMZJEGPQKFD-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 623-42-7
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Butyric acid, methyl ester; Methyl butanoate; Methyl butyrate; Methyl n-butyrate; n-C3H7COOCH3; n-Butyric acid methyl ester; Methyl n-butanoate; UN 1237; Methyl ester of butanoic acid; NSC 9380
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References

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