C6H12O
100.16 g/mol
Flavor & FragranceDanger
2-Methylpentanal
CAS123-15-9EC204-605-2
Category
Flavor & Fragrance
Compound Class
Other
Primary Use
Food flavoring ingredient
2-Methylpentanal is an organic compound that exists as a colorless liquid and is a chiral aldehyde. It is primarily used as a food flavoring ingredient.
food flavoring ingredient
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CAS 123-15-9
Related Compounds
Safety Reference
Danger
H225Highly flammable liquid and vapour
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H412Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
2-methylpentanal
InChIKey
FTZILAQGHINQQR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CCCC(C)C=O
Synonyms (22)
- 2-Formylpentane
- 2-METHYLPENTALDEHYDE
- 2-Methyl-n-valeraldehyde
- 2-Methylpental
- 2-Methylpentanal
- 2-Methylvaleraldehyde
- 2-Methylvaleraldehyde (>90%)
- 2-Methylvaleric aldehyde
- 2-methylpentan-1-al
- FEMA 3413
- METHYL VALERALDEHYDE (ALPHA)
- Methyl valeraldehyde
- Methylpentaldehyde
- Pentanal, 2-methyl-
- Pentanal, methyl-
- Valeraldehyde, 2-methyl-
- Valeraldehyde, 2-methyl-(8CI)
- alpha-Methylpentanal
- alpha-Methylpentenal
- alpha-Methylvaleraldehyde
- methyl-pentanal