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2-Ethylhexanoic acid
SpectraBase Compound ID AyoYRxncx6Y
InChI InChI=1S/C8H16O2/c1-3-5-6-7(4-2)8(9)10/h7H,3-6H2,1-2H3,(H,9,10)
InChIKey OBETXYAYXDNJHR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Mol Weight 144.21 g/mol
Molecular Formula C8H16O2
Exact Mass 144.11503 g/mol
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Technique CAPILLARY CELL: NEAT
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Technique Between salts
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Solvent Chloroform-d; Reference=TMS Spectrometer= Varian CFT-20
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Solvent CDCL3
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Solvent CDCl3
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Solvent CDCl3
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Solvent CDCl3
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Solvent CDCl3
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Solvent CDCl3
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Solvent CDCl3
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Solvent CDCl3
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Solvent CDCl3
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Solvent CDCl3
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Solvent CDCl3
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Solvent CDCl3
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Solvent CDCl3
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Solvent Unknown
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Solvent CDCl3
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Solvent CCl4
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Catalog Number E29141
Solvent CDCl3
  • alpha-ETHYLCAPROIC ACID
  • Hexanoic acid <2-ethyl->
  • BUTYLETHYLACETIC ACID
  • 2-ETHYLHEXOIC ACID
  • OBETXYAYXDNJHR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • 2-ETHYLHEXANSAEURE
  • 2-Ethylhexanoic acid (l)
  • Caproic acid, 2-ethyl-
  • Caproic acid, 2-ethyl- Hexanoic acid, 2-ethyl-
  • Ethyl hexanoic acid<2->
  • (+/-)-2-Ethylhexanoic acid
  • 2-Ethylcaproic acid
Title Journal or Book Year
Carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of anti-inflammatory drugs: Phenylbutazone, oxyphenbutazone and indomethacin Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry 1978
Carbon-13 chemical shifts of some model carboxylic acids and esters Organic Magnetic Resonance 1978

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