1760. Caproic Aldehyde

Nomenclature

CAS number: 66-25-1
Hexanal; caproaldehyde; hexaldehyde.
C6H12O; mol wt 100.16.
C 71.95%, H 12.08%, O 15.97%.

Description and references

Prepn: Bagard, Bull. Soc. Chim. 1, 307 (1907). Toxicity study: Smyth et al., Arch. Ind. Hyg. Occup. Med. 10, 61 (1954).

Chemical structure

Properties

Liquid. d420 0.8335. bp760 131°; bp12 28°. Autooxidizes and polymerizes, especially in the presence of traces of acid. LD50 orally in rats: 4.89 g/kg (Smyth).