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Butyraldehyde

≥99.0%, dry

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Synonym(s):
Butanal
Linear Formula:
CH3CH2CH2CHO
CAS Number:
123-72-8
Molecular Weight:
72.11
Beilstein:
506061
EC Number:
204-646-6
MDL number:
MFCD00007023
PubChem Substance ID:
329758004
NACRES:
NA.21

vapor density

2.5 (vs air)

Quality Level

100

vapor pressure

90 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

≥99.0%

autoignition temp.

390 °F

expl. lim.

12.5 %

impurities

≤0.30% (water)

refractive index

n20/D 1.380 (lit.)

bp

75 °C (lit.)

mp

−96 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 50 g/L at 20 °C

density

0.8 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

[H]C(=O)CCC

InChI

1S/C4H8O/c1-2-3-4-5/h4H,2-3H2,1H3

InChI key

ZTQSAGDEMFDKMZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Butyraldehyde (n-Butyraldehyde), an aliphatic aldehyde, can be synthesized by dehydrogenation of butanol in the presence of zinc catalyst. It is an important precursor for preparing polyvinylbutyral. The mechanism of pyrolysis of butyraldehyde in the gas-phase has been described. The kinetic study of the condensation reaction between butyraldehyde and poly(vinyl alcohol) indicates retardation effect.

Application

Butyraldehyde (n-Butyraldehyde) may be used in the preparation of 2-ethylhexanal (2EH) via hydrogenation in the presence of tetraamine palladium(II) chloride supported on the potassium ion-exchanged zeolite X (Pd/KXW) and on the potassium ion-added zeolite X (Pd/KXU).

Pictograms

FlameExclamation mark
GHS02,GHS07

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H225 - H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

50.0 °F - Pensky-Martens closed cup

Flash Point(C)

< 10 °C - Pensky-Martens closed cup

Regulatory Information

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Thermal decomposition products of butyraldehyde.
Hatten CD, et al.
J. Chem. Phys. , 139(21), 214303-214303 (2013)
Kinetic studies on dehydrogenation of butanol to butyraldehyde using zinc oxide as catalyst.
Raizada VK, et al.
Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 56(3), 265-270 (1993)
Retardation effect in acetalization of poly (vinyl alcohol) with butyraldehyde.
Rumyantsev M, et al.
Eur. Polymer J., 49(6), 1698-1706 (2013)
Highly selective Pd/KX catalysts for low-pressure one-step synthesis of 2-ethylhexanal from n-butyraldehyde and hydrogen.
Ko AN, et al.
Catalysis Letters, 54(4), 207-210 (1998)
Yiannis C Fiamegos et al.
Analytica chimica acta, 609(2), 175-183 (2008-02-12)
A suitable method for the gas chromatographic determination of 10 characteristic carbonyls in biological and oil samples based on the in-drop formation of hydrazones by using 2,4,6-trichlorophenylhydrazine (TCPH), has been developed. The derivatisation-extraction procedure was optimized separately for aqueous and
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