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2-Ethylhexanal

analytical standard

• Synonym(s): 2-Ethylcapronaldehyde
• Linear Formula: CH₃(CH₂)₃CH(C₂H₅)CHO
• CAS Number: 123-05-7
• Molecular Weight: 128.21
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1700556
• EC Number: 204-596-5
• MDL number: MFCD00006987
• UNSPSC Code: 41116107
• PubChem Substance ID: 329760755
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• grade: analytical standard
• Quality Level: 100
• assay: ≥95.0% (GC)
• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• refractive index: n20/D 1.412-1.420; n20/D 1.415 (lit.)
• bp: 55 °C/13.5 mmHg (lit.)
• density: 0.822 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• format: neat
• SMILES string: [H]C(=O)C(CC)CCCC
• InChI: 1S/C8H16O/c1-3-5-6-8(4-2)7-9/h7-8H,3-6H2,1-2H3
• InChI key: LGYNIFWIKSEESD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

2-Ethylhexanal is one of the active metabolites of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP). It is a commercially important compound utilized in the production of disinfectants, insecticides and is also used as an intermediate for the manufacture of perfumes, paints, warning agents, and leak detectors.

Application

2-Ethylhexanal may be used as an analytical standard for the determination of the analyte in the atmosphere of charcoal plants by high-performance liquid chromatography and UV detection. It may also be used as an internal standard for the determination of the analyte from wood pellets(6) by chromatography-based techniques.

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Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS02,GHS08,GHS07
• signalword: Warning
• hcodes: H226,H317,H361
• pcodes: P201 - P210 - P280 - P302 + P352 - P308 + P313
• Hazard Classifications: Flam. Liq. 3 - Repr. 2 - Skin Sens. 1
• Storage Class: 3 - Flammable liquids
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: 111.2 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: 44 °C - closed cup