Nonanal

Nonanal[1]
IUPAC name Nonanal
Other names Nonanaldehyde Nonaldehyde Pelargonaldehyde Aldehyde C-9
Identifiers
CAS number	124-19-6 Y
PubChem	31289
ChemSpider	29029 Y
UNII	2L2WBY9K6T Y
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES CCCCCCCCC=O
InChI InChI=1S/C9H18O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10/h9H,2-8H2,1H3 Y Key: GYHFUZHODSMOHU-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y InChI=1/C9H18O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10/h9H,2-8H2,1H3 Key: GYHFUZHODSMOHU-UHFFFAOYAJ
Properties
Molecular formula	C9H18O
Molar mass	142.23862
Appearance	Colourless liquid
Density	0.827
Melting point	-18 °C
Boiling point	191 °C
Solubility in water	Insoluble
Related compounds
Related aldehydes	Octanal Decanal
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Infobox references

Nonanal, also called nonanaldehyde, pelargonaldehyde or Aldehyde C-9, is an alkyl aldehyde. A colourless, oily liquid, nonanal is a component of perfumes. Although it occurs in several natural oils, it is produced commercially by hydroformylation of 1-octene.^[2]

Mosquitoes

Nonanal has been identified as a compound that attracts Culex mosquitoes.^[3][4] Nonanal acts synergistically with carbon dioxide.^[5]

References

1. ↑ n-Nonaldehyde at chemicalland21.com
2. ↑ Christian Kohlpaintner, Markus Schulte, Jürgen Falbe, Peter Lappe, Jürgen Weber (2005), "Aldehydes, Aliphatic", Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Weinheim: Wiley-VCH, doi:10.1002/14356007.a01_321.pub2 
3. ↑ UC Davis News & Information :: UC Davis Researchers Identify Dominant Chemical That Attracts Mosquitoes to Humans. News.ucdavis.edu (2009-10-26). Retrieved on 2011-01-03.
4. ↑ Syed, Z.; Leal, W. S. (2009). "Acute olfactory response of Culex mosquitoes to a human- and bird-derived attractant". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 106 (44): 18803. doi:10.1073/pnas.0906932106. PMC 2767364. PMID 19858490. 
5. ↑ Scientists Identify Key Smell that Attracts Mosquitoes to Humans – US News and World Report. Usnews.com (2009-10-28). Retrieved on 2011-01-03.