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538205

Isobutyraldehyde

dry, 98%

Synonym(s):

2-Methylpropanal, 2-Methylpropionaldehyde

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Linear Formula:
(CH3)2CHCHO
CAS Number:
78-84-2
Molecular Weight:
72.11
Beilstein:
605330
EC Number:
201-149-6
MDL number:
MFCD00006980
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24878311
NACRES:
NA.22

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vapor density

2.5 (vs air)

vapor pressure

66 mmHg ( 4.4 °C)

Assay

98%

autoignition temp.

384 °F

expl. lim.

10 %, 25 °F
2 %, 32 °F

refractive index

n20/D 1.374 (lit.)

bp

63 °C (lit.)

mp

−65 °C (lit.)

solubility

60 g/L at 25 °C

density

0.79 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

aldehyde

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

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

InChI

1S/C4H8O/c1-4(2)3-5/h3-4H,1-2H3

InChI key

AMIMRNSIRUDHCM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Isobutyraldehyde dry, 98%

Sigma-Aldrich

538205

Isobutyraldehyde

Isobutyraldehyde ≥98%, FG

Sigma-Aldrich

W222003

Isobutyraldehyde

Isobutyraldehyde ≥99%

Sigma-Aldrich

240788

Isobutyraldehyde

Isobutyraldehyde natural, 96%, FG

Sigma-Aldrich

W222011

Isobutyraldehyde

assay

98%

assay

≥98%

assay

≥99%

assay

96%

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

400

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

400

solubility

60 g/L at 25 °C

solubility

60 g/L at 25 °C

solubility

water: soluble 11g/100mL at 20 °C(lit.), acetone: miscible(lit.), benzene: miscible(lit.), carbon disulfide: miscible(lit.), chloroform: miscible(lit.), diethyl ether: miscible(lit.), ethanol: miscible(lit.), toluene: miscible(lit.)

solubility

60 g/L at 25 °C

refractive index

n20/D 1.374 (lit.)

refractive index

n20/D 1.374 (lit.)

refractive index

n20/D 1.374 (lit.)

refractive index

n20/D 1.374 (lit.)

density

0.79 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

density

0.79 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

density

0.79 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

density

0.79 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

mp

−65 °C (lit.)

mp

−65 °C (lit.)

mp

−65 °C (lit.)

mp

−65 °C (lit.)

General description

Isobutyraldehyde is an α,α-disubstituted aldehyde.[1] It is an important raw material for the manufacture of various industrially important chemicals. It may be produced from CO2 and overexpression of ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase employing genetically engineered strain of Synechococcus elongatus PCC7942.[2] Enantioenriched γ-nitroaldehydes are obtained from the conjugate addition reaction between isobutyraldehyde with nitroalkenes in the presence of chiral organocatalysts.[3]

Application

Isobutyraldehyde may be used in the synthesis of the following compounds:
  • N-cyclohrxyl-α-dimethylaminoisovalerarnide[1]
  • N′-cyclohexyl-N,N-dimethyl-α-dimethylaminoisovaleramidine[1]
  • α-acetoxy-N-cyclohexylisovaleramide[1]
  • acetic anhydride[1]
  • N-cyclohexyl-a-formyloxyisovaleramide[1]
  • cyclic carbonates[4]
  • hydroxypivaldehyde, which is useful for the preparation of neopentyl glycol (NPG)[5]
It may also be employed for the microbial synthesis of isobutanol.[6]

Pictograms

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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)

-11.2 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

-24 °C - closed cup

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dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Enantioselective Michael addition of isobutyraldehyde to nitroalkenes organocatalyzed by chiral primary amine-guanidines.
Avila A, et al.
Tetrahedron Asymmetry, 25(5), 462-467 (2014)
Cross-Aldol condensation of isobutyraldehyde and formaldehyde using phase transfer catalyst.
Hashmi A.
Journal of Saudi Chemical Society (2013)
Reactions of cyclohexylisonitrile and isobutyraldehyde with various nucleophiles and catalysts.
McFarland JW.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 28(9), 2179-2181 (1963)
Xiang Liu et al.
Journal of biotechnology, 164(2), 188-195 (2012-09-15)
We have determined the X-ray crystal structures of the NADH-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase LlAdhA from Lactococcus lactis and its laboratory-evolved variant LlAdhA(RE1) at 1.9Å and 2.5Å resolution, respectively. LlAdhA(RE1), which contains three amino acid mutations (Y50F, I212T, and L264V), was engineered
Bettina M Pause et al.
Psychophysiology, 40(2), 209-225 (2003-06-25)
The aim of the present study was to investigate the similarities and differences in the olfactory and visual processing of emotional stimuli in healthy subjects and in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). Twenty-five inpatients were investigated after admission to
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