Pentanal

C₅H₁₀OCAS 110-62-386.13 g/mol

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Aldehyde

Properties

Molecular formula: C₅H₁₀O
Molar mass: 86.13 g/mol
Exact mass: 86.0732 Da
Density: 0.8095 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point: −91.5 °C
Boiling point: 103 °C
Flash point: 12 °C (closed cup)
Water solubility: 13.5 g/L
logP: 1.38Crippen estimate
Polar surface area: 17.1 Å²
H-bond donors / acceptors: 0 / 1
Rotatable bonds: 3

Hazards

Danger

H225 Highly Flammable liquid and vapor100% of notifiers
H315 Causes skin irritation25.5% of notifiers
H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction74.9% of notifiers
H319 Causes serious eye irritation97.7% of notifiers
H332 Harmful if inhaled97.6% of notifiers
H335 May cause respiratory irritation84.7% of notifiers

Aggregated from 1,939 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P261, P264, P264+P265, P271, P272, P280, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P317, P319, P321, P332+P317, P333+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P370+P378, P403+P233, P403+P235, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number

110-62-3

SMILES

CCCCC=O

InChIKey

HGBOYTHUEUWSSQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H10O/c1-2-3-4-5-6/h5H,2-4H2,1H3

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Names and synonyms

9 names

Valeraldehyde
Valeral
Valeric aldehyde
n-Valeraldehyde
n-Pentanal
Valeric acid aldehyde
Pentylaldehyde
NSC 35404
Amyl aldehyde

Safety data sheets

One stored sheet lists this compound in section 3, matched by the CAS number 110-62-3. Each row opens the sheet with its composition and PDF.

Valeraldehyde > 95 %Fisher Scientific · 2025-12-18

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Similar compounds

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Same formula

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