Butanal
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| Chemical name | Butanal |
| Other names | Butyraldehyde Butyl aldehyde Butal Butanaldehyde |
| Chemical formula | C4H8O |
| Molecular mass | 72.11 g/mol |
| CAS number | [123-72-8] |
| Density | 0.8016 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | -99 °C |
| Boiling point | 74.8 °C |
| SMILES | CCCC=O |
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Butanal is an organic compound that is the aldehyde analog of butane. It is a colorless flammable liquid with an acrid smell. It is miscible with most organic solvents.
It can be produced by catalytic dehydrogenation of 1-butanol, catalytic hydrogenation of crotonaldehyde, or via the hydroformylation of propylene.
Upon exposure to air, it is oxidized to form butyric acid.
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- Merck Index, 11th Edition, 1591.
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