Chemical Property of 2-Ethylhexanoic acid
Chemical Property:
- Appearance/Colour:colourless liquid
- Vapor Pressure:<0.01 mm Hg ( 20 °C)
- Melting Point:-59 °C
- Refractive Index:n20/D 1.425(lit.)
- Boiling Point:228 °C at 760 mmHg
- PKA:pK1:4.895 (25°C)
- Flash Point:116.6 °C
- PSA：37.30000
- Density:0.926 g/cm3
- LogP:2.28740
- Storage Temp.:room temp
- Solubility.:1.4g/l
- Water Solubility.:2 g/L (20 ºC)
- XLogP3:2.6
- Hydrogen Bond Donor Count:1
- Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:2
- Rotatable Bond Count:5
- Exact Mass:144.115029749
- Heavy Atom Count:10
- Complexity:99.4
- Purity/Quality:
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99% *data from raw suppliers
2-Ethylhexanoic acid
*data from reagent suppliers
Safty Information:
- Pictogram(s):
Xn
- Hazard Codes:Xn
- Statements:
63-41-37/38-20/21/22
- Safety Statements:
36/37-36/37/39-26-2
- MSDS Files:
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SDS file from LookChem
Useful:
- Chemical Classes:Other Classes -> Organic Acids
- Canonical SMILES:CCCCC(CC)C(=O)O
- Inhalation Risk:A harmful contamination of the air will be reached on evaporation of this substance at 20 °C; on spraying or dispersing, however, much faster.
- Effects of Short Term Exposure:The substance is irritating to the eyes, skin and respiratory tract.
- Effects of Long Term Exposure:Animal tests show that this substance possibly causes toxicity to human reproduction or development.
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Uses
Paint and varnish driers (metallic salts). Ethylhexoates of light metals are used to convert some
mineral oils to greases. Its esters are used as plasticizers. 2-Ethylhexanoic acid is used in the preparation of metal derivatives, which act as a catalyst in polymerization reactions. For example, tin 2-ethylhexanoate is used in the manufacturing of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid). It is also used as a stabilizer for polyvinyl chlorides. It is also involved in solvent extraction and dye granulation. Further, it is used to prepare plasticizers, lubricants, detergents, flotation aids, corrosion inhibitors and alkyd resins. In addition to this, it serves as a catalyst for polyurethane foaming. 2-Ethylhexanoic acid can be used: As a reactant in esterification , decarboxylative alkynylation , and preparation of alkyl coumarins via decarboxylative coupling reactions.In the organocatalytic medium for the preparation of various 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones/thiones by Biginelli reaction.
