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Octadecanal

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Octadecanal
Names
Preferred IUPAC name Octadecanal
Other names Octadecanaldehyde; n-Octadecanal; Octodecane aldehyde; Octodecyl aldehyde; Stearyl aldehyde; Stearaldehyde
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
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ECHA InfoCard 100.010.316 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 211-346-9
PubChem CID
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InChI
  • InChI=1S/C18H36O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19/h18H,2-17H2,1H3Key: FWWQKRXKHIRPJY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/C18H36O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19/h18H,2-17H2,1H3Key: FWWQKRXKHIRPJY-UHFFFAOYAM
SMILES
  • CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC=O
Properties
Chemical formula C18H36O
Molar mass 268.485 g·mol
Density 0.831 g/cm, liquid
Melting point 38 °C (100 °F; 311 K)
Boiling point 320 °C (608 °F; 593 K)
Solubility in water insoluble
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Chemical compound

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

References

  1. stearyl aldehyde
  2. Octadecanal
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