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Sigma-Aldrich

Valeraldehyde

97%

Synonym(s):

Pentanal

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)3CHO
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
86.13
Beilstein:
1616304
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
eCl@ss:
39021107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

Assay

97%

autoignition temp.

428 °F

refractive index

n20/D 1.394 (lit.)

bp

102-103 °C (lit.)

mp

−92 °C (lit.)

density

0.81 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

[H]C(=O)CCCC

InChI

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

InChI key

HGBOYTHUEUWSSQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Valeraldehyde also known as pentanal, serves as a precursor or intermediate to build more complex organic molecules.

Application

Valeraldehyde has been used to study its time-weighted average sampling using solid-phase microextraction (SPME) device.
Valeraldehyde is used as a gaseous standard in the study of the sorptive loss pattern for volatile compounds.
Valeraldehyde is used in flavoring compounds and as a rubber accelerator.

Pictograms

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Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Skin Sens. 1 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

44.6 °F

Flash Point(C)

7 °C

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Aldol condensation of cyclopentanone with valeraldehyde over metal oxides
Maki-Arvela et al.
Catalysis Letters, 149, 1383-1395 (2019)
Yong-Hyun Kim et al.
Journal of separation science, 35(21), 2914-2921 (2012-10-16)
In this study, the sorptive loss patterns for volatile organic compounds were evaluated by gaseous standards containing 13 compounds (benzene, toluene, styrene, p-xylene, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, isobutyl alcohol, butyl acetate, acetaldehyde, propionaldehyde, butyraldehyde, isovaleraldehyde, and valeraldehyde). The
François Fenaille et al.
Rapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM, 18(1), 67-76 (2003-12-23)
Upon hexanal-modification in the presence of NaCNBH(3), the oxidized B chain of insulin becomes mono- and further dialkylated on both the N-terminal and Lys(29) residues. A pseudo-MS(3) study was performed with a triple-quadrupole mass spectrometer on the different modified lysine-containing
P Scalabrini et al.
International journal of food microbiology, 39(3), 213-219 (1998-04-29)
Soybean milk, which serves as a base for a variety of beverages, contains raffinose, stachyose, pentanal and n-hexanal; the former two may be responsible for flatulence after fermentation, whilst the latter two for a beany flavour. Twenty-seven strains of Bifidobacterium
Masayuki Fujita et al.
Plant & cell physiology, 44(5), 481-490 (2003-05-30)
Induction of pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima Duch.) glutathione S-transferase (GST, EC 2.5.1.18) by aldehydes and related compounds was examined. All of the tested compounds induced pumpkin GST to different degrees, and it was found that (1) aldehydes induce GST directly and

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