O5608

Octanal

99%

• Synonym(s): Aldehyde C₈, Caprylic aldehyde, Octyl aldehyde
• Linear Formula: CH₃(CH₂)₆CHO
• CAS Number: 124-13-0
• Molecular Weight: 128.21
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1744086
• EC Number: 204-683-8
• MDL number: MFCD00007029
• UNSPSC Code: 12352100
• PubChem Substance ID: 24898024
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• vapor pressure: 2 mmHg ( 20 °C); 2 mmHg ( 20 °C); 850 mmHg ( 25 °C)
• Quality Level: 100
• assay: 99%
• refractive index: n20/D 1.421 (lit.)
• bp: 171 °C (lit.)
• mp: 12-15 °C (lit.)
• density: 0.82 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• SMILES string: [H]C(=O)CCCCCCC
• InChI: 1S/C8H16O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9/h8H,2-7H2,1H3
• InChI key: NUJGJRNETVAIRJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Application

Octanal is an essential precursor in the total synthesis of (−)-dihydrosporothriolide, (+)-tetrahydropyrenophorol and (+)-awajanomycin. It can also be used in the synthesis of erythritol and pentaerythritol based hydrotropes.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS02,GHS07
• signalword: Warning
• hcodes: H226,H315,H319,H412
• pcodes: P210 - P233 - P240 - P273 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Irrit. 2
• Storage Class: 3 - Flammable liquids
• wgk_germany: WGK 2
• flash_point_f: 125.6 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: 52 °C - closed cup
• ppe: Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter