Acetaldehyde
- Formula: C2H4O
- Molecular weight: 44.0526
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: IKHGUXGNUITLKF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 75-07-0
- Chemical structure:
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View 3d structure (requires JavaScript / HTML 5) - Other names: Acetic aldehyde; Ethanal; Ethyl aldehyde; CH3CHO; Acetaldehyd; Aldehyde acetique; Aldeide acetica; NCI-C56326; Octowy aldehyd; Acetylaldehyde; Rcra waste number U001; UN 1089; NSC 7594
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Normal melting point
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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
Data compiled as indicated in comments:
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
Tfus (K) | Reference | Comment |
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152. | Buckingham and Donaghy, 1982 | BS |
149.8 | Anonymous, 1958 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.6 K; TRC |
149.8 | Anonymous, 1953 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.6 K; TRC |
149.9 | Letort and Petry, 1950 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1. K; TRC |
149.7 | Rigby, Danby, et al., 1948 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.6 K; TRC |
149.7 | Letort, Duval, et al., 1947 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1. K; TRC |
150.55 | Dolliver, Gresham, et al., 1938 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.3 K; TRC |
149.7 | Zanetti and Sickman, 1936 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1. K; TRC |
148.6 | Maass and Boomer, 1922 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 2. K; may not be measured by authors; TRC |
149.70 | Timmermans, 1913 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1. K; TRC |
149.9 | De Leeuw, 1911 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 3. K; TRC |
148.6 | Guttman, 1907 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 3. K; TRC |
154.70 | Hollmann, 1903 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; TRC |
152.6 | Ladenburg and Kruegel, 1900 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 4. K; TRC |
152.5 | Ladenburg and Kruegel, 1899 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 3. K; TRC |
References
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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
Buckingham and Donaghy, 1982
Buckingham, J.; Donaghy, S.M.,
Dictionary of Organic Compounds: Fifth Edition, Chapman and Hall, New York, 1982, 1. [all data]
Anonymous, 1958
Anonymous, R.,
, Am. Pet. Inst. Res. Proj. 45, Ohio State Univ., 1958. [all data]
Anonymous, 1953
Anonymous, R.,
, Physical Properties of Chemical Substances, Dow Chemical Company, 1953. [all data]
Letort and Petry, 1950
Letort; Petry,
C. R. Hebd. Seances Acad. Sci., 1950, 231, 545. [all data]
Rigby, Danby, et al., 1948
Rigby; Danby; Hinshelwood,
J. Chem. Soc., 1948, 1948, 234. [all data]
Letort, Duval, et al., 1947
Letort; Duval; Rollin,
C. R. Hebd. Seances Acad. Sci., 1947, 224, 50. [all data]
Dolliver, Gresham, et al., 1938
Dolliver, M.A.; Gresham, T.L.; Kistiakowsky, G.B.; Smith, E.A.; Vaughan, W.E.,
Heats of Organic Reactions VI. Heats of Hydrogenation of Some Oxygen- Containing Compounds,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1938, 60, 440. [all data]
Zanetti and Sickman, 1936
Zanetti, J.E.; Sickman, D.V.,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1936, 58, 2034. [all data]
Maass and Boomer, 1922
Maass, O.; Boomer, E.H.,
Vapor Densities at Low Pressures and Over and Extended Temperature Range. I. The Properties of Ethylene Oxide Compared to Oxygen Compounds of Similar Molecular Weight,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1922, 44, 8, 1709-1728, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01429a013
. [all data]
Timmermans, 1913
Timmermans, J.,
Bull. Soc. Chim. Belg., 1913, 27, 334. [all data]
De Leeuw, 1911
De Leeuw, H.L.,
The System Acetaldehyde-Ethyl Alcohol,
Z. Phys. Chem., Stoechiom. Verwandtschaftsl., 1911, 77, 284. [all data]
Guttman, 1907
Guttman, L.F.,
The determination of melting points at low temperatures: II.,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1907, 29, 345-9. [all data]
Hollmann, 1903
Hollmann, R.,
Physical and natural equilibria between the modifications of aldehyde,
Z. Phys. Chem., Stoechiom. Verwandtschaftsl., 1903, 43, 129-59. [all data]
Ladenburg and Kruegel, 1900
Ladenburg, A.; Kruegel, C.,
Measurement of low temperatures: II,
Ber. Dtsch. Chem. Ges., 1900, 33, 637. [all data]
Ladenburg and Kruegel, 1899
Ladenburg, A.; Kruegel, C.,
The measurement of low temperatures,
Ber. Dtsch. Chem. Ges., 1899, 32, 1818. [all data]
Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
Tfus Fusion (melting) point - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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