Metaldehyde
Properties
- Molecular formula
- C8H16O4
- Molar mass
- 176.21 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 176.1049 Da
- Density
- 1.27 g/mL (at 20 °C)
- Melting point
- 246 °C
- Flash point
- 36.1 °C (closed cup)
- Water solubility
- 200 mg/L (17 °C)
- logP
- 1.45Crippen estimate
- Polar surface area
- 36.9 Ų
- H-bond donors / acceptors
- 0 / 4
- Rotatable bonds
- 0
Hazards
Danger
- H228 Flammable solidFlammable solids
- H301 Toxic if swallowedAcute toxicity, oral
- H361f Suspected of damaging fertilityReproductive toxicity
- H412 Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effectsHazardous to the aquatic environment, long-term hazard
Harmonised EU classification (CLP Annex VI, index 605-005-00-7), via PubChem.
Precautionary statements
P203, P210, P240, P241, P264, P270, P273, P280, P301+P316, P318, P321, P330, P370+P378, P405, P501
Identifiers
CAS number
108-62-3SMILES
CC1OC(C)OC(C)OC(C)O1InChIKey
GKKDCARASOJPNG-UHFFFAOYSA-NInChI
InChI=1S/C8H16O4/c1-5-9-6(2)11-8(4)12-7(3)10-5/h5-8H,1-4H3Weigh it out
Type any one amount. The others follow from the molar mass and density.
Names and synonyms
6 names
- 1,3,5,7-Tetroxocane, 2,4,6,8-tetramethyl-
- 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
Work with Metaldehyde
Similar compounds
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Dimethyl acetal534-15-643 % similar
2-Methyl-1,3-dioxolane497-26-740 % similar
Diisopropyl ether108-20-338 % similar
cis-2,3-Epoxybutane1758-33-438 % similar
trans-2,3-Dimethyloxirane21490-63-138 % similar
2,3-Epoxybutane3266-23-738 % similar
Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.