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C12H22O3
214.3 g/mol
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Hexanoic anhydride

CAS2051-49-2EC218-121-4
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Ester
Primary Use
Chemical intermediate for synthesis

Hexanoic anhydride is an organic compound commonly used as a chemical intermediate in organic synthesis. It serves as a reagent for introducing the hexanoyl group into other molecules.

Chemical intermediate for organic synthesisReagent for acylation reactions

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Safety Reference

Corrosive
Corrosive
Danger
H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

hexanoyl hexanoate

InChIKey

PKHMTIRCAFTBDS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CCCCCC(=O)OC(=O)CCCCC

Synonyms (14)
  • Caproic acid anhydride
  • Caproic anhydride
  • Capronic acid anhydride
  • Capronic anhydride
  • Hexanoic acid, 1,1'-anhydride
  • Hexanoic acid, anhydride
  • Hexanoic anhydride
  • Hexanoyl anhydride
  • hexanoic acid hexanoyl ester
  • hexanoyl hexanoate
  • n-Caproic anhydride
  • n-Hexanoic acid anhydride
  • n-Hexanoic anhydride