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non-2-enal
Sign in to saveAlso known as beta-hexylacrolein, 2-nonen-1-al, heptylideneacetaldehyde, 3-hexyl-acrolein, 3-hexylacrolein, alpha-Nonenyl aldehyde, 3-hexyl-2-propenal, 2-nonenal
2-Nonenal is an unsaturated aldehyde. The colorless liquid is an important aroma component of aged beer and buckwheat, and is insoluble in water.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C9H16O
- Molecular weight
- 140.22 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- non-2-enal
- SMILES
- CCCCCCC=CC=O
- InChIKey
- BSAIUMLZVGUGKX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 3.1
- Polar surface area
- 17.1 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 140.12
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- canonical SMILES
- CCCCCCC=CC=O
- chemical formula
- C₉H₁₆O
- Commons category
- 2-Nonenal
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Odor characteristics
- See also
- References
- Further reading
2-Nonenal is an unsaturated aldehyde. The colorless liquid is an important aroma component of aged beer and buckwheat, and is insoluble in water.
==Odor characteristics== The odor of this substance is perceived as orris, fat and cucumber. Its odor has been associated with human body odor alterations during aging.
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