Octadecanal

Octadecanal
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Octadecanal
Other names
Octadecanaldehyde; n-Octadecanal; Octodecane aldehyde; Octodecyl aldehyde; Stearyl aldehyde; Stearaldehyde
Identifiers
CAS Number
  • 638-66-4 checkY
3D model (JSmol)
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ChemSpider
  • 12016 ☒N
ECHA InfoCard 100.010.316 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 211-346-9
PubChem CID
  • 12533
UNII
  • PH4GZ7JT4C checkY
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
  • DTXSID60213250 Edit this at Wikidata
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C18H36O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19/h18H,2-17H2,1H3 ☒N
    Key: FWWQKRXKHIRPJY-UHFFFAOYSA-N ☒N
  • InChI=1/C18H36O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19/h18H,2-17H2,1H3
    Key: FWWQKRXKHIRPJY-UHFFFAOYAM
  • CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC=O
Properties
Chemical formula
 C18H36O
Molar mass 268.485 g·mol−1
Density 0.831 g/cm3, liquid
Melting point 38 °C (100 °F; 311 K)
Boiling point 320 °C (608 °F; 593 K)
Solubility in water
 insoluble
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references
Chemical compound

Octodecanal is a long-chain aldehyde, with the chemical formula C18H36O (also known as stearyl aldehyde).[1] Octadecanal is used by several species of insect as a pheromone.[2]

References

  1. ^ stearyl aldehyde
  2. ^ Octadecanal
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