5-Hexynoic acid, 96%
5-Hexynoic acid, 96%
5-Hexynoic acid, 96%
5-Hexynoic acid, 96%
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5-Hexynoic acid, 96%

CAS: 53293-00-8 | C6H8O2 | 112.128 g/mol
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Chemical Identifiers
CAS53293-00-8
IUPAC Namehex-5-ynoate
Molecular FormulaC6H7O2
InChI KeyVPFMEXRVUOPYRG-UHFFFAOYSA-M
SMILES[O-]C(=O)CCCC#C
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SpecificationsSpecification SheetSpecification Sheet
Appearance (Color)Clear colorless to yellow to brown
Assay (Aqueous acid-base Titration)≥95.0 to ≤105.0%
Assay (Silylated GC)≥95.0%
Identification (FTIR)Conforms
Refractive Index1.4465-1.4525 @ 20°C
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5-Hexynoic acid is used in the preparation of hex-5-ynoic acid methyl ester by using p-toluenesulfonic acid as a reagent. It is also involved in chemical synthesis.

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Applications
5-Hexynoic acid is used in the preparation of hex-5-ynoic acid methyl ester by using p-toluenesulfonic acid as a reagent. It is also involved in chemical synthesis.

Solubility
Miscible with water.

Notes
Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only

General References:

  1. Serim, S.; Baer, P.; Verhelst, S. H. L. Mixed alkyl aryl phosphonate esters as quenched fluorescent activity-based probes for serine proteases. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2015, 13 (8), 2293-2299.
  2. Macdonell, A.; Johnson, N. A. B.; Surman, A. J.; Cronin, L. Configurable Nanosized Metal Oxide Oligomers via Precise Click Coupling Control of Hybrid Polyoxometalates. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137 (17), 5662-5665.