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lauryl aldehyde
Sign in to saveAlso known as 1-Dodecanal, FEMA 2615, Aldehyde C12, Lauraldehyde (8CI), C-12 Aldehyde, lauric, C12 aldehyde, Aldehyde C-12, lauric, C-12 Lauric aldehyde
Dodecanal, also known as lauraldehyde or dodecyl aldehyde, is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)10CHO. This colourless liquid is a component of many fragrances. It occurs naturally in citrus oils, but commercial samples are usually produced from dodecanol by dehydrogenation.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C12H24O
- Molecular weight
- 184.32 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- dodecanal
- SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCCCC=O
- InChIKey
- HFJRKMMYBMWEAD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 4.9
- Polar surface area
- 17.1 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- carbon
- Mass
- 184.183
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- found in taxon
- Petasites hybridus
- canonical SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCCCC=O
- chemical formula
- C₁₂H₂₄O
- melting point
- 12.0
- Commons category
- Dodecanal
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Encyclopedic overview
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Dodecanal, also known as lauraldehyde or dodecyl aldehyde, is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)10CHO. This colourless liquid is a component of many fragrances. It occurs naturally in citrus oils, but commercial samples are usually produced from dodecanol by dehydrogenation.
==References==
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