C5H10O
86.13 g/mol
Pharmaceutical IntermediateDanger
Trimethylacetaldehyde
CAS630-19-3EC211-134-6
Category
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Compound Class
Other
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Trimethylacetaldehyde, also known as This compound, is a branched-chain aldehyde characterized by a tert-butyl group attached to a formyl group. It is commonly employed as a reagent in synthetic organic chemistry for introducing the tert-butyl moiety or as a building block in organic synthesis.
Reagent in synthetic organic chemistry
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CAS 630-19-3
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Safety Reference
Danger
H225Highly flammable liquid and vapour
H315Causes skin irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
2,2-dimethylpropanal
InChIKey
FJJYHTVHBVXEEQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CC(C)(C)C=O
Synonyms (17)
- 2,2-Dimethylpropanal
- 2,2-Dimethylpropionaldehyde
- 2,2-dimethylpropanone
- Neopentanal
- PIVALALDEHYDE
- Pivaldehyde
- Pivalic aldehyde
- Propanal, 2,2-dimethyl-
- Trimethylacetaldehyde
- alpha,alpha-Dimethylpropanal
- pivalaldeyde
- tert-Valeraldehyde
- tert-pentanal
- trimethylacetoaldehyde
- trirnethylacetaldehyde