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Valeric acid

≥99%

Synonym(s):

n-Valeric acid, Pentanoic acid

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)3COOH
CAS Number:
109-52-4
Molecular Weight:
102.13
Beilstein:
969454
EC Number:
203-677-2
MDL number:
MFCD00004413
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24854415
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor density

3.5 (vs air)

vapor pressure

0.15 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

≥99%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

707 °F

expl. lim.

7.6 %

refractive index

n20/D 1.408 (lit.)

bp

110-111 °C/10 mmHg (lit.)
185 °C (lit.)

mp

−20-−18 °C (lit.)

density

0.939 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

carboxylic acid

SMILES string

CCCCC(O)=O

InChI

1S/C5H10O2/c1-2-3-4-5(6)7/h2-4H2,1H3,(H,6,7)

InChI key

NQPDZGIKBAWPEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Valeric acid (VA) also known as pentanoic acid, is a short-chain fatty acid used to synthesize valeric biofuels.

Application

Sex attractant of the sugar beet wireworm, Limonius californicus.

Pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H314,H412

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class Code

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

192.2 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

89 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Valeric acid lowers arterial blood pressure in rats
Onyszkiewicz M, et al.
European Journal of Pharmacology, 877, 173086-173086 (2020)
Chun-Chieh Lin et al.
eLife, 4 (2015-10-01)
Animals use olfactory cues for navigating complex environments. Food odors in particular provide crucial information regarding potential foraging sites. Many behaviors occur at food sites, yet how food odors regulate such behaviors at these sites is unclear. Using Drosophila melanogaster
D M Saunders et al.
The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology, 18(3), 198-201 (1978-08-01)
The effect of oestradiol valerate on levels of blood cholesterol, triglycerides, free oestradiol and coagulation factors, as well as on urinary oestrogens and free cortisol was measured in 10 oöphorectomised women. Despite the very high urinary oestrogen levles obtained, there
O Siddiqui et al.
Journal of pharmacokinetics and biopharmaceutics, 17(4), 405-424 (1989-08-01)
The permeation of triamcinolone, hydrocortisone, prednisolone, corticosterone, triamcinolone acetonide, testosterone, and betamethasone-17-valerate through excised human stratum corneum was quantified. The time course of permeation could be adequately described by a simple diffusion model suggesting that shunt transport may not be
Valeric biofuels: a platform of cellulosic transportation fuels.
Jean-Paul Lange et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 49(26), 4479-4483 (2010-05-07)
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