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Properties of substance:

heptanal

Group of substances:

organic

Physical appearance:

colorless liquid

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

C7H14O

Structural formula as text:

CH3(CH2)5CHO

Molar/atomic mass: 114.1855

Melting point (°C):

-45

Boiling point (°C):

153

Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

ammonia liquid : soluble [Ref.]
diethyl ether: soluble [Ref.]
ethanol: soluble [Ref.]
water: 0.31 (0°C) [Ref.]

Reactions:

  1. Yeild 76-78%. [Ref.1aster]
    3CH3(CH2)5CHO + 2KMnO4 + H2SO4 → 3CH3(CH2)5COOH + K2SO4 + 2MnO2 + H2O

LD50 (mg/kg):

3000 (rats, oral)

References:

  1. Yalkowsky S.H., Yan H. Handbook of aqueous solubility data. - CRC Press, 2003. - pp. 425
  2. Хейфиц Л.А., Дашунин В.М. Душистые вещества и другие продукты для парфюмерии. - М.: Химия, 1994. - pp. 20-21 [Russian]
  3. Химическая энциклопедия. - Т. 1. - М.: Советская энциклопедия, 1988. - pp. 524 [Russian]

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