3-Hydroxybutanal

C4H8O2CAS 107-89-188.11 g/mol

HOO
AlcoholAldehyde

Properties

Molecular formula
C4H8O2
Molar mass
88.11 g/mol
Exact mass
88.0524 Da
Density
1.103 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point
below 25 °C
Boiling point
83 °C (at 20 Torr)
Flash point
65.6 °C (open cup)
Water solubility
miscible
logP
-0.04Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
37.3 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 2
Rotatable bonds
2

Hazards

Danger
Acute Toxic (GHS06)Irritant (GHS07)

Aggregated from 60 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P262, P264, P264+P265, P270, P280, P302+P352, P305+P351+P338, P316, P321, P337+P317, P361+P364, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
107-89-1
SMILES
CC(O)CC=O
InChIKey
HSJKGGMUJITCBW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C4H8O2/c1-4(6)2-3-5/h3-4,6H,2H2,1H3

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Names and synonyms

8 names
  • Butanal, 3-hydroxy-
  • Butyraldehyde, 3-hydroxy-
  • Aldol
  • Acetaldol
  • 3-Butanolal
  • β-Hydroxybutyraldehyde
  • 3-Hydroxybutyraldehyde
  • NSC 7610

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