3110. Diethylacetic Acid

Nomenclature

CAS number: 88-09-5
2-Ethylbutanoic acid.
C6H12O2; mol wt 116.16.
C 62.04%, H 10.41%, O 27.55%.
Chemical structure

Properties

Colorless liq; odor somewhat resembling that of caproic acid. d418 0.920. bp 194-195°, also stated as 190°. mp ≈-15°. nD10 1.4179. Slightly sol in water; freely sol in alcohol or ether.