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E29109

2-Ethylhexanal

96%

Synonym(s):

2-Ethylcapronaldehyde

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)3CH(C2H5)CHO
CAS Number:
123-05-7
Molecular Weight:
128.21
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24894488
EC Number:
204-596-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1700556
MDL number:
MFCD00006987
Assay:
96%
Form:
liquid
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Quality Segment

100

assay

96%

form

liquid

impurities

<4% 2-ethylhexanoic acid

refractive index

n20/D 1.415 (lit.)

bp

55 °C/13.5 mmHg (lit.)

density

0.822 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

aldehyde

SMILES string

[H]C(=O)C(CC)CCCC

InChI

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

InChI key

LGYNIFWIKSEESD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

2-Ethylhexanal is an aliphatic aldehyde used as an intermediate to produce various useful products such as perfumes, disinfectants, paints, warning agents, insecticides, and leak detectors.

Application

2-Ethylhexanal can be used as:
  • A reductant in the Mukaiyama epoxidation of cis-cyclooctene.
  • A reactant in the Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction to synthesize cis-α,β-unsaturated amides.
  • A starting material to synthesize 2-ethylhexanoic acid using manganese(II) acetate as a catalyst.

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Warning

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 3 - Repr. 2 - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

111.2 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

44 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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