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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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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
Aldol condensation of cyclopentanone with valeraldehyde over metal oxides
Maki-Arvela et al.
Catalysis Letters, 149, 1383-1395 (2019)
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
J B Webster et al.
Journal of food science, 74(9), S390-S398 (2010-05-25)
Milk packaged in glass bottles overwrapped with iridescent films (treatments blocked either a single visible riboflavin [Rb] excitation wavelength or all visible Rb excitation wavelengths; all treatments blocked UV Rb excitation wavelengths) was exposed to fluorescent lighting at 4 degrees
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

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