Propanal

CAS Registry Number®

123-38-6

CAS Name

Propanal

Molecular Formula

C3H6O

Molecular Mass

58.08

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    49 °C @ Press: 760 Torr

  • Melting Point (1)

    -81 °C

  • Density (1)

    0.8657 g/cm³ @ Temp: 25 °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/C3H6O/c1-2-3-4/h3H,2H2,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=NBBJYMSMWIIQGU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C=O)C

Canonical SMILES

O=CCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Propanal
  • Propionaldehyde
  • Methylacetaldehyde
  • Propaldehyde
  • Propionic aldehyde

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