4-Oxopentanal

CAS Registry Number®

626-96-0

CAS Name

4-Oxopentanal

Molecular Formula

C5H8O2

Molecular Mass

100.12

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    66-68 °C @ Press: 10 Torr

  • Density (1)

    1.0184 g/cm³ @ Temp: 21.5 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H8O2/c1-5(7)3-2-4-6/h4H,2-3H2,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=KEHNRUNQZGRQHU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

O=CCCC(=O)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Pentanal, 4-oxo-
  • Levulinaldehyde
  • 4-Oxopentanal
  • Levulinic aldehyde
  • 4-Ketovaleraldehyde

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