| Succindialdehyde | |
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Butanedial |
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Other names
1,4-Butanedione |
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| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | 638-37-9 |
| PubChem | 12524 |
| ChemSpider | 12007 |
| Jmol-3D images | Image 1 |
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| Properties | |
| Molecular formula | C4H6O2 |
| Molar mass | 86.09 |
| Appearance | colourless liquid |
| Density | 1.064 g/cm3 |
| Boiling point |
58 °C at 9 mm Hg |
| Solubility in water | with hydration |
| Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) | |
| Infobox references | |
Succindialdehyde is an organic compound with the formula (CH2CHO)2. Typical of other dialdehyde, succindialdehyde is highly reactive. Usually, it is handled as the hydrates or methanol-derived acetal. It is a precursor to tropinone.[1] It is used as a crosslinking agent but is less widely used than the related dialdehyde glutardialdehyde.
Succindialdehyde is generated by the oxidation of THF with chlorine followed by hydrolysis and by the hydroformylation of acrolein derivatives. The molecule tends to polymerize and is usually handled as the cycic hemiacetal, 2,5-dimethoxyltetrahydrofuran.[2]