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2-Methylpentanal

98%

Synonym(s):

2-Methylvaleraldehyde

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Linear Formula:
CH3CH2CH2CH(CH3)CHO
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
100.16
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1739423
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor density

3.45 (vs air)

assay

98%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

390 °F

refractive index

n20/D 1.401 (lit.)

bp

119-120 °C (lit.)

density

0.808 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCCC(C)C=O

InChI

1S/C6H12O/c1-3-4-6(2)5-7/h5-6H,3-4H2,1-2H3

InChI key

FTZILAQGHINQQR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Cross-aldol condensation reaction of 2-methylpentanal with propanal to form 2,4-dimethylhept-2-enal has been investigated. Oxidation of 2-methylpentanal with azidotrimetlzylsilane and chromic anhydride in CH2Cl2 has been investigated.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 1

flash_point_f

60.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

16 °C - closed cup

ppe

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


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Oxidation of aldehydes to acyl azides by chromic anhydride-azidotrimethylsilane.
Lee JG and Kwak KH.
Tetrahedron Letters, 33(22), 3165-3166 (1992)
Sajjad Ahmad et al.
Drug design, development and therapy, 15, 1299-1313 (2021-04-02)
Organocatalytic asymmetric Michael addition is a strong approach for C-C bond formation. The objective of the study is to design molecules by exploiting the efficiency of Michael Adducts. We proceeded with the synthesis of Michael adducts by tailoring the substitution
Valentina Innamorato et al.
Food chemistry, 315, 126247-126247 (2020-02-02)
Three non-targeted methods, i.e. 1H NMR, LC-HRMS, and HS-SPME/MS-eNose, combined with chemometrics, were used to classify two table grape cultivars (Italia and Victoria) based on five quality levels (5, 4, 3, 2, 1). Grapes at marketable quality levels (5, 4
Christian P Mehnert et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), (15), 1610-1611 (2002-08-13)
C9-aldehyde has been prepared via aldol condensation reactions in ionic liquid media; catalyst investigation showed enhanced product selectivity for the desired aldehyde in ionic liquid media than in conventional solvent systems.

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