Product name: Levulinic acid
Alias: 4-Oxopentanoic acid; Levulinic acid,(4-Ketopentanoic acid; 4-Oxopentanoic acid); 4-oxovaleric acid; laevulic acid; Levulic Acid; 4-Ketopentanoic acid; calcium bis(4-oxopentanoate); 2-methyl-3-oxobutanoic acid; sodium 4-oxopentanoate; 4-oxopentanoate
CASE NO.: 123-76-2
EINECS number: 204-649-2
Molecular Formula: C5H7O3
Molecular Weight: 115.1078
Phychemical Property:
Flash point: 115°C
Vapour pressure: 0.0109mmHg at 25°C
Property: White flaky crystalline or yellowish liquid (depending on temperature).
Content: 99%.
Melting point: 37.2 °c
Boiling point: 139~140℃
Relative density: 1.1335
refractive index 1.4396
Solubility: soluble in water and alcohols, ether organic solvents.
Product Uses:
Used as raw materials for medicine, spices, coatings, and used as solvents