2-Ethyl-3-hydroxyhexanal

CAS Registry Number®

496-03-7

CAS Name

2-Ethyl-3-hydroxyhexanal

Molecular Formula

C8H16O2

Molecular Mass

144.21

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    107-110 °C @ Press: 16 Torr

  • Density (1)

    0.9352 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H16O2/c1-3-5-8(10)7(4-2)6-9/h6-8,10H,3-5H2,1-2H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=FMBAIQMSJGQWLF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C(CCC)O)(CC)C=O

Canonical SMILES

O=CC(CC)C(O)CCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Hexanal, 2-ethyl-3-hydroxy-
  • 2-Ethyl-3-hydroxyhexanal
  • Butyraldol
  • 3-Hydroxy-2-ethylhexanal

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