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Acetaldehyde

anhydrous grade, ≥99.5% (GC), liquid, puriss. p.a.

Synonym(s):

Ethanal

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Linear Formula:
CH3CHO
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
44.05
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
eCl@ss:
39021102
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
EC Number:
200-836-8
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
505984
Assay:
≥99.5% (GC)
Form:
liquid
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Product Name

Acetaldehyde, puriss. p.a., anhydrous, ≥99.5% (GC)

biological source

synthetic

Quality Level

vapor density

1.52 (vs air)

vapor pressure

14.63 psi ( 20 °C)

grade

anhydrous, puriss. p.a.

assay

≥99.5% (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

365 °F

quality

anhydrous

expl. lim.

60 %

impurities

≤0.5% free acid (as CH3COOH)

evapn. residue

≤0.002%

refractive index

n20/D 1.332

bp

21 °C (lit.)

mp

−125 °C (lit.)

density

0.785 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

cation traces

Al: ≤0.5 mg/kg, Ba: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Bi: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Ca: ≤0.5 mg/kg, Cd: ≤0.05 mg/kg, Co: ≤0.02 mg/kg, Cr: ≤0.02 mg/kg, Cu: ≤0.02 mg/kg, Fe: ≤0.5 mg/kg, K: ≤0.5 mg/kg, Li: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Mg: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Mn: ≤0.02 mg/kg, Mo: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Na: ≤0.5 mg/kg, Ni: ≤0.02 mg/kg, Pb: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Sr: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Zn: ≤0.1 mg/kg

functional group

aldehyde

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CC=O

InChI

1S/C2H4O/c1-2-3/h2H,1H3

InChI key

IKHGUXGNUITLKF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Acetaldehyde is an organic colorless flammable liquid. It can be produced by hydration of acetylene and by catalytic oxidation of ethyl alcohol. It is mainly used in manufacturing acetic acid.
Mechanism of the thermal decomposition of acetaldehyde has been reported. It is a product of ethanol metabolism in the liver, binds covalently to various proteins, thereby alters the liver function and structure. The aldol condensation of acetaldehyde and heptanal in the presence of hydrotalcite-type catalysts has been described.

Application

It was used in the plasma polymerization for deposition of reactive aldehyde groups onto substrate, in a study to produce fibrous biomaterials with cell adhesive and also repulsive capability in biomedical applications. It was also used as calibration standard during determination of acetone, acetaldehyde, ethanol, and methanol in different human matrices, such as whole blood, vitreous humour, and urine using gas chromatography with flame ionization detection method (GC–FID).
Acetaldehyde may be used for the enzymatic synthesis of fatty acids.

Disclaimer

forms easily paraldehyde


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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Carc. 1B - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 1 - Muta. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

-38.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-38.89 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves



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Bruce D. Craig, David S. Anderson
Handbook of Corrosion Data, 87-87 (1994)
GC determination of acetone, acetaldehyde, ethanol, and methanol in biological matrices and cell culture.
Pontes, Helena, et al.
Journal of Chromatographic Science, 47.4, 272-278 (2009)
C S Lieber
Biochemical Society transactions, 16(3), 241-247 (1988-06-01)
Acetaldehyde, the toxic product of ethanol metabolism in the liver, covalently binds to a variety of proteins, thereby altering liver function and structure. Through its binding to tubulin, acetaldehyde decreases the polymerization of microtubules thereby impairing protein secretion and favouring