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Properties of substance:

octanal

Group of substances:

organic

Physical appearance:

colorless liquid

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

C8H16O

Structural formula as text:

CH3(CH2)6CHO

Molar/atomic mass: 128.212

Melting point (°C):

-27

Boiling point (°C):

171-173

Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

ethanol: soluble [Ref.]
water: 0.056 (25°C) [Ref.]

Reactions of synthesis:

  1. Yeild 62%. [Ref.1]
    CH3(CH2)5CH2Li + HCON(CH3)2 → CH3(CH2)5CH2CH(OLi)N(CH3)2
    CH3(CH2)5CH2CH(OLi)N(CH3)2 + H2O → CH3(CH2)5CH2CHO + LiOH + HN(CH3)2

LD50 (mg/kg):

5600 (rats, oral)

References:

  1. Yalkowsky S.H., Yan H. Handbook of aqueous solubility data. - CRC Press, 2003. - pp. 526
  2. Краткая химическая энциклопедия. - Т. 3: Мальтаза-Пиролиз. - М.: Советская энциклопедия, 1964. - pp. 720-721 [Russian]
  3. Хейфиц Л.А., Дашунин В.М. Душистые вещества и другие продукты для парфюмерии. - М.: Химия, 1994. - pp. 21 [Russian]

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