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undecanal
Sign in to saveAlso known as Undecylaldehyde, Undecylic aldehyde, Undecanaldehyde, n-Undecanal, undecyl aldehyde, Hendecanaldehyde, Hendecanal, Aldehyde C-11
Undecanal, also known as undecyl aldehyde, is an organic compound with the chemical formula C10H21CHO. It is an eleven-carbon aldehyde. A colourless, oily liquid, undecanal is a component of perfumes. Although it occurs naturally in citrus oils, it is produced commercially by hydroformylation of decene.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C11H22O
- Molecular weight
- 170.29 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- undecanal
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 170.167
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- canonical SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCCC=O
- chemical formula
- C₁₁H₂₂O
- melting point
- -2.0
- found in taxon
- Petasites hybridus
- Commons category
- Undecanal
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Encyclopedic overview
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Undecanal, also known as undecyl aldehyde, is an organic compound with the chemical formula C10H21CHO. It is an eleven-carbon aldehyde. A colourless, oily liquid, undecanal is a component of perfumes. Although it occurs naturally in citrus oils, it is produced commercially by hydroformylation of decene.
It has been registered under the EU REACH scheme at >1000 tonnes by Oxea, which confirms the status as irritant.
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