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Preferred IUPAC name
Nonanal | |
Other names
Nonanaldehyde
Nonaldehyde Pelargonaldehyde Aldehyde C-9 | |
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3D model (JSmol)
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ChemSpider | |
ECHA InfoCard | 100.004.263 |
PubChem CID
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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Properties | |
C9H18O | |
Molar mass | 142.23862 |
Appearance | Colourless liquid |
Density | 0.827 |
Melting point | −18 °C (0 °F; 255 K) |
Boiling point | 191 °C (376 °F; 464 K) |
Insoluble | |
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Related aldehydes
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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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Nonanal, also called nonanaldehyde, pelargonaldehyde or Aldehyde C-9, is an 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]