2-Ethylhexanoic acid2-Ethylhexanoic acid (2-EHA), commonly known as octoic acid, is the organic compound with the formula CH3(CH2)3CH(C2H5)CO2H. It is a carboxylic acid that is widely used to prepare lipophilic metal derivatives that are soluble in nonpolar organic solvents. Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article 2-Ethylhexanoic acid, revision 1380002643.

Property

Value

Formula

C8H16O2, 144.21 g/mol

Melting point

-59 °C

Boiling point

228.05 °C

Density

0.903 g/cm³

Flash point

114 °C

log P, measured

2.579

pKa

4.819

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