Hexanal

CAS Registry Number®

66-25-1

CAS Name

Hexanal

Molecular Formula

C6H12O

Molecular Mass

100.16

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    131 °C @ Press: 760 Torr

  • Melting Point (1)

    -56 °C

  • Density (2)

    0.8335 g/cm³ (liquid) @ Temp: 25 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H12O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7/h6H,2-5H2,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=JARKCYVAAOWBJS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCC)CC=O

Canonical SMILES

O=CCCCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Hexanal
  • Caproaldehyde
  • Caproic aldehyde
  • Capronaldehyde
  • Hexaldehyde

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