C12H22O3
214.3 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalDanger
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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StrongStructure SimilarSimilarity 0.95
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Safety Reference
Danger
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Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for Hexanoic anhydride (CAS 2051-49-2) is 2915.90.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2915.90
EU CN code (8-digit)
2915 90 90
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
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
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