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nonanal
Sign in to saveAlso known as nonyl aldehyde, nonylic aldehyde, nonanoic aldehyde, nonylaldehyde, n-nonaldehyde, pelargonic aldehyde, pelargonaldehyde, aldehyde C-9
Nonanal is an organic compound with the chemical formula . It is one of several isomers, all are colorless oil. The nonanals are classified as aldehydes. The linear nonanal is produced commercially by the hydroformylation of 1-octene. It is used as a fragrance.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C9H18O
- Molecular weight
- 142.24 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- nonanal
- SMILES
- CCCCCCCCC=O
- InChIKey
- GYHFUZHODSMOHU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 3.3
- Polar surface area
- 17.1 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- fatty aldehyde
- Has part
- carbon
- Mass
- 142.136
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- found in taxon
- Bulbophyllum variegatum
- canonical SMILES
- CCCCCCCCC=O
- chemical formula
- C₉H₁₈O
- Commons category
- Nonanal
- melting point
- -19.3
- solubility
- 96
- boiling point
- 191
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Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- Mosquitoes
- References
Nonanal is an organic compound with the chemical formula . It is one of several isomers, all are colorless oil. The nonanals are classified as aldehydes. The linear nonanal is produced commercially by the hydroformylation of 1-octene. It is used as a fragrance.
== Mosquitoes == Nonanal has been identified as a compound that attracts Culex mosquitoes. Nonanal acts synergistically with carbon dioxide in that regard.
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