Heptanal

Heptanal[1]
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Heptanal
Other names
Heptanaldehyde
Aldehyde C-7
Enanthaldehyde
Heptyl aldehyde
n-Heptanal
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/C7H14O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8/h7H,2-6H2,1H3 checkY
    Key: FXHGMKSSBGDXIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C7H14O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8/h7H,2-6H2,1H3
    Key: FXHGMKSSBGDXIY-UHFFFAOYAJ
  • O=CCCCCCC
Properties
C7H14O
Molar mass 114.18
Appearance Clear liquid
Density 0.80902 at 30 °C
Melting point −43.3 °C (−45.9 °F; 229.8 K)
Boiling point 152.8 °C (307.0 °F; 425.9 K)
Slightly soluble
-81.02·10−6 cm3/mol
Related compounds
Related aldehydes
 Hexanal

Octanal

Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Heptanal or heptanaldehyde is an alkyl aldehyde. It is a colourless liquid with a strong fruity odor, which is used as precursor to components in perfumes and lubricants.[2]

  1. ^ Merck Index, 11th Edition, 4578.
  2. ^ Christian Kohlpaintner, Markus Schulte, Jürgen Falbe, Peter Lappe, Jürgen Weber. "Aldehydes, Aliphatic". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a01_321.pub2. ISBN 978-3527306732.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)