Hexanal

• Formula: C₆H₁₂O
• Molecular weight: 100.1589
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C6H12O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7/h6H,2-5H2,1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: JARKCYVAAOWBJS-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 66-25-1
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: n-Caproaldehyde; n-Hexanal; Caproaldehyde; Caproic aldehyde; Capronaldehyde; Hexaldehyde; n-C5H11CHO; 1-Hexanal; n-Hexaldehyde; n-Caproylaldehyde; Aldehyde C-6; Kapronaldehyd; UN 1207; Hexylaldehyde; n-Capronaldehyde; Hexan-1-al; Hexanaldehyde; NSC 2596
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References

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