Butanal, 2-methyl-

• Formula: C₅H₁₀O
• Molecular weight: 86.1323
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C5H10O/c1-3-5(2)4-6/h4-5H,3H2,1-2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: BYGQBDHUGHBGMD-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 96-17-3
• Chemical structure:
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• Species with the same structure:
  • Butanal, methyl-
• Stereoisomers:
  • (S)-2-methylbutanal
• Other names: Butyraldehyde, 2-methyl-; α-Methylbutanal; α-Methylbutyraldehyde; α-Methylbutyric aldehyde; Methylethylacetaldehyde; 2-Formylbutane; 2-Methylbutanal; 2-Methylbutyraldehyde; 2-Methylbutyric aldehyde; sec-C4H9CHO; Acetaldehyde, ethylmethyl-; 2-Methyl-1-butanal; (.+/-.)-2-Methylbutanal; 2-Ethylpropanal; NSC 77077
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