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Formula of Tert-butyl pivalate (C9H18O2)

Identification of Tert-butyl pivalate Chemical Compound

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Chemical Formula C9H18O2
Molecular Weight 158.23802 g/mol
IUPAC Name tert-butyl 2,2-dimethylpropanoate
SMILES String CC(C)(C)OC(=O)C(C)(C)C
InChI InChI=1S/C9H18O2/c1-8(2,3)7(10)11-9(4,5)6/h1-6H3
InChIKey VXHFNALHLRWIIU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Chemical Formula Description

The tert-butyl pivalate molecule contains a total of 29 atom(s). There are 18 Hydrogen atom(s), 9 Carbon atom(s), and 2 Oxygen atom(s). A chemical formula of tert-butyl pivalate can therefore be written as:

C9H18O2

The chemical formula of tert-butyl pivalate shown above is based on the molecular formula indicating the numbers of each type of atom in a molecule without structural information, which is different from the empirical formula which provides the numerical proportions of atoms of each type.

The above chemical formula is the basis of stoichiometry in chemical equations, i.e., the calculation of relative quantities of reactants and products in chemical reactions. The law of conservation of mass dictates that the quantity of each element given in the chemical formula does not change in a chemical reaction. Thus, each side of the chemical equation must represent the same quantity of any particular element based on the chemical formula.

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Additional Information for Identifying Tert-butyl pivalate Molecule


  • InChI (IUPAC International Chemical Identifier) information of tert-butyl pivalate

    The molecular chemical formulas lack structural information. An alternative textual expression including the structural information is InChI. The full standard InChI of tert-butyl pivalate is:

    InChI=1S/C9H18O2/c1-8(2,3)7(10)11-9(4,5)6/h1-6H3

    It can provide a standard way to encode the molecular information of tert-butyl pivalate to facilitate the search for the compound information in databases and on the web.

    The condensed, 27 character standard InChIKey (hashed version of the full standard InChI) of tert-butyl pivalate is:

    InChIKey=VXHFNALHLRWIIU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

    The InChIKey may allow easier web searches for tert-butyl pivalate, but it needs to be linked to the full InChI to get back to the original structure of the tert-butyl pivalate since the full standard InChI cannot be reconstructed from the InChIKey.

  • Other names (synonyms) or registry numbers of tert-butyl pivalate

    The tert-butyl pivalate compound may have different names depending on the various different situations of industrial applications. The list of the other names (synonyms) of tert-butyl pivalate including the registry numbers is given below, if available:

    • BBV-38073313
    • Propanoic acid,2,2-dimethyl-, 1,1-dimethylethyl ester
    • propanoic acid, 2,2-dimethyl-, 1,1-dimethylethyl ester
    • J-524823
    • I14-6592
    • A810590
    • 2,2-dimethyl-propionic acid tert-butyl ester
    • 2,2-dimethylpropanoic acid tert-butyl ester
    • MFCD01861974
    • di-tert-butylcarboxylic acid
    • t-butyl pivalate
    • Propanoic acid, 2,2-dimethyl, 1,1-dimethylethyl ester
    • 16474-43-4
    • tert-Butyl trimethylacetate
    • tert-butyl pivalate

Tert-butyl pivalate Identification Summary Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What’s the chemical formula of tert-butyl pivalate?
C9H18O2
How many atoms and what are they in the tert-butyl pivalate structure?
29 atom(s) - 18 Hydrogen atom(s), 9 Carbon atom(s), and 2 Oxygen atom(s)
How many chemical bonds and what are they in the tert-butyl pivalate structure?
28 bond(s) - 10 non-H bond(s), 1 multiple bond(s), 3 rotatable bond(s), 1 double bond(s), and 1 ester(s) (aliphatic)
What’s the molecular weight of tert-butyl pivalate?
158.23802 g/mol
What’s the SMILES string of tert-butyl pivalate?
CC(C)(C)OC(=O)C(C)(C)C
What’s the InChI of tert-butyl pivalate?
InChI=1S/C9H18O2/c1-8(2,3)7(10)11-9(4,5)6/h1-6H3
What’s the InChIKey of tert-butyl pivalate?
VXHFNALHLRWIIU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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