1766. Caprylic Aldehyde

Nomenclature

CAS number: 124-13-0
Octanal; caprylaldehyde; octaldehyde.
C8H16O; mol wt 128.21.
C 74.94%, H 12.58%, O 12.48%.

Description and references

Prepn: Stephen, J. Chem. Soc. 127, 1874 (1925).

Chemical structure

Properties

Liquid. d420 0.821. bp760 163.4°; bp20 72°; bp9 60°. nD26 1.41667. Slightly sol in water; misc with alc, ether.