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2-methylvaleraldehyde
Sign in to saveAlso known as 2-Methyl-N-valeraldehyde, alpha-Methylvaleraldehyde [UN2367] [Flammable liquid], 2-Methylvaleric aldehyde, 2-Methylpentaldehyde, 2-Methylpental, alpha -methyl valeraldehyde, 2-Formylpentane
2-Methylpentanal is an organic compound with the formula . It is a colorless liquid. The compound is a chiral aldehyde. It serves as a precursor to the commercial tranquilizer meprobamate. It is prepared by aldol condensation of propionaldehyde followed by dehydration and hydrogenation of the aldol product.
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Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C6H12O
- Molecular weight
- 100.16 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-methylpentanal
- SMILES
- CCCC(C)C=O
- InChIKey
- FTZILAQGHINQQR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1.7
- Polar surface area
- 17.1 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 100.089
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- chemical formula
- C₆H₁₂O
- canonical SMILES
- CCCC(C)C=O
- melting point
- -100.0
- found in taxon
- Azadirachta indica
- Commons category
- 2-Methylvaleraldehyde
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Encyclopedic overview
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2-Methylpentanal is an organic compound with the formula . It is a colorless liquid. The compound is a chiral aldehyde. It serves as a precursor to the commercial tranquilizer meprobamate. It is prepared by aldol condensation of propionaldehyde followed by dehydration and hydrogenation of the aldol product.
==References==
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