| Melting point |
-89°C |
| Boiling point |
117 °C(lit.) |
| Density |
0.814 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.) |
| refractive index |
n20/D 1.402(lit.) |
| FEMA |
2426 | 2-ETHYLBUTYRALDEHYDE |
| Flash point |
70 °F |
| storage temp. |
Flammables area |
| form |
clear liquid |
| color |
Colorless to Light yellow |
| Odor |
at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. sweet green ethereal fruity cocoa |
| Odor Type |
green |
| Water Solubility |
Soluble in ether and alcohols. Slightly soluble in water. |
| Sensitive |
Air Sensitive |
| JECFA Number |
256 |
| BRN |
1209330 |
| Henry's Law Constant |
4.0×10-2 mol/(m3Pa) at 25℃, Yaws (2003) |
| Stability |
Stability Stable, but air sensitive. Flammable. Readily forms explosive mixtures with air. Incompatible with strong bases, strong reducing agents, oxidizing agents. |
| InChI |
1S/C6H12O/c1-3-6(4-2)5-7/h5-6H,3-4H2,1-2H3 |
| InChIKey |
UNNGUFMVYQJGTD-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES |
CCC(CC)C=O |
| LogP |
1.73 |
| CAS DataBase Reference |
97-96-1(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| EPA Substance Registry System |
Butanal, 2-ethyl- (97-96-1) |
