2-Ethylhexanal

CAS Registry Number®

123-05-7

CAS Name

2-Ethylhexanal

Molecular Formula

C8H16O

Molecular Mass

128.21

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    163 °C @ Press: 760 Torr

  • Melting Point (1)

    <-100 °C

  • Density (1)

    0.8540 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H16O/c1-3-5-6-8(4-2)7-9/h7-8H,3-6H2,1-2H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=LGYNIFWIKSEESD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCCC)(CC)C=O

Canonical SMILES

O=CC(CC)CCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Hexanal, 2-ethyl-
  • Caproaldehyde, α-ethyl-
  • 2-Ethylhexanal
  • Butylethylacetaldehyde
  • Ethylbutylacetaldehyde

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

58712-00-8

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