2-Methylpentaldehyde

C6H12OCAS 123-15-9100.16 g/mol

O
Aldehyde

Properties

Molecular formula
C6H12O
Molar mass
100.16 g/mol
Exact mass
100.0888 Da
Density
0.81 g/mL
Boiling point
117 °C
Flash point
20 °C (open cup)
logP
1.62Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
17.1 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
0 / 1
Rotatable bonds
3

Hazards

Danger
Flammable (GHS02)Irritant (GHS07)

Aggregated from 1,548 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P264, P264+P265, P273, P280, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P305+P351+P338, P321, P332+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P370+P378, P403+P235, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
123-15-9
SMILES
CCCC(C)C=O
InChIKey
FTZILAQGHINQQR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C6H12O/c1-3-4-6(2)5-7/h5-6H,3-4H2,1-2H3

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Names and synonyms

10 names
  • (±)-2-Methylpentanal
  • Pentanal, 2-methyl-
  • Valeraldehyde, 2-methyl-
  • 2-Methylpentanal
  • 2-Methylvaleraldehyde
  • α-Methylpentanal
  • 2-Formylpentane
  • 2-Methylvaleric aldehyde
  • NSC 49351
  • α-Methylvaleraldehyde

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Similar compounds

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