10164. Zinc Valerate

Nomenclature

CAS number: 556-38-7
Pentanoic acid zinc salt.
C10H18O4Zn; mol wt 267.66.
C 44.87%, H 6.78%, O 23.91%, Zn 24.44%.
Zn(C5H9O2)2.

Description and references

The article of commerce is usually basic. Prepd from valeric acid and zinc hydrate: Lieben, Rossi, Ann. 159, 58 (1871).

Properties

Dihydrate, lustrous scales or powder; valerian odor; sweetish taste. Gradually dec on exposure to air. One gram dissolves in 70 ml water or in 22 ml alcohol when free from basic salt; dec by acid. Keep tightly closed and in cool place.