Butyraldehyde

C4H8OCAS 123-72-872.11 g/mol

O
Aldehyde

Properties

Molecular formula
C4H8O
Molar mass
72.11 g/mol
Exact mass
72.0575 Da
Density
0.8016 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point
−99 °C
Boiling point
74.8 °C
Water solubility
miscible
logP
0.99Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
17.1 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
0 / 1
Rotatable bonds
2

Hazards

Danger
Flammable (GHS02)

Harmonised EU classification (CLP Annex VI), via PubChem.

Precautionary statements

P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P280, P303+P361+P353, P370+P378, P403+P235, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
123-72-8
SMILES
CCCC=O
InChIKey
ZTQSAGDEMFDKMZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C4H8O/c1-2-3-4-5/h4H,2-3H2,1H3

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Names and synonyms

13 names · show all
  • Butanal
  • Butal
  • Butaldehyde
  • Butyl aldehyde
  • n-Butyl aldehyde
  • Butyral
  • n-Butyraldehyde
  • Butyric aldehyde
  • Butyrylaldehyde
  • n-Butanal
  • Butanaldehyde
  • n-Butyric aldehyde
  • NSC 62779

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