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Metaldehyde

CAS: 108-62-3 | C8H16O4

2D Structure

3D Structure

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Basic Information

CAS Registry Number: 108-62-3
Molecular Formula: C8H16O4
Molecular Mass: 176.21 g/mol

Names and Synonyms:

Metaldehyde
1,3,5,7-Tetroxocane, 2,4,6,8-tetramethyl-
Metaldehyde
2,4,6,8-Tetramethyl-1,3,5,7-tetroxocane
Acetaldehyde, tetramer
Slugfest
2,4,6,8-Tetramethyl-1,3,5,7-tetraoxacyclooctane
2,4,6,8-Tetramethyl-1,3,5,7-tetraoxocane

Identifiers:

SMILES:
CC1OC(C)OC(C)OC(C)O1
InChI:
InChI=1S/C8H16O4/c1-5-9-6(2)11-8(4)12-7(3)10-5/h5-8H,1-4H3

Key Properties

Melting Point
246 °C CAS Common Chemistry

Spectral Data

NMR, IR, and Mass spectral data

1H NMR
13C NMR
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10 ppm 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 ppm
Shift (ppm) Multiplicity Integration Assignment
200 ppm 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 ppm
Shift (ppm) DEPT Assignment

Note: These NMR spectra are predicted computationally and may differ from experimental data. Predictions are based on chemical environment analysis.

External Resources

All Properties

Comprehensive physical and chemical properties

Property Value Source
Molecular Mass 176.21 g/mol CAS Common Chemistry
176.212 g/mol RDKit
176.104858992 g/mol RDKit
Wikipedia Url https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaldehyde CAS Common Chemistry
Canonical SMILES O1C(OC(OC(OC1C)C)C)C CAS Common Chemistry
InChI InChI=1S/C8H16O4/c1-5-9-6(2)11-8(4)12-7(3)10-5/h5-8H,1-4H3 CAS Common Chemistry
InChI Key InChIKey=GKKDCARASOJPNG-UHFFFAOYSA-N CAS Common Chemistry
Melting Point 246 °C CAS Common Chemistry
Name Metaldehyde CAS Common Chemistry
Heavy Atom Count 12 RDKit
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors 4 RDKit
Hydrogen Bond Donors 0 RDKit
Rotatable Bonds 0 RDKit
Aromatic Ring Count 0 RDKit
Topological Polar Surface Area 36.92 Ų RDKit
LogP 1.4504 RDKit
Molar Refractivity 42.18800000000002 RDKit

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