2-methyl butyraldehyde
Product Description
| Product | 2-methyl butyraldehyde |
| CAS | 96-17-3 |
| Formula | C5H10O |
| Synonym | 2-methylbutanal, Butanal, 2-methyl-, 2-Methylbutyraldehyde |
Typical Product Specifications
| Density | 0.82 (204 c) |
| Slightly Soluble | in water |
| Vapor Density | 2.9 |
| Odor Type | chocolate |
| Taste | Musty, furfural and rummy, with nutty and cereal notes, and caramel and fruity undernotes |
| Specific gravity | 0.79900 to 0.80400 @ 25.00 ยฐC |
| Pounds/Gallon | 6.648 to 6.690 |
| Boiling Point | 90.00 to 93.00 ยฐC. @ 760.00 mm Hg |
| Flash Point | 40.00 ยฐF. TCC |
| logP (o/w) | 1.25 |
| Assay | 98.00 to 100.00 % sum of isomers |
| Odor | Musty, chocolate, nutty, furfural and iaovaleraldehyde-like with malty and fermented nuances |
| Acid Value | 5.00 max. KOH/g |
| Refractive Index | 1.38800 to 1.39300 @ 20.00 ยฐC |
| Vapor Pressure | 49.300000 mm/Hg @ 25.00 ยฐC |
| Appearance | colorless to pale yellow clear liquid |
| Molecular weight | 86.13 |
| Color | colorless to pale yellow liquid |
| Solubility | alcohol |
| Chemical Structure | ![]() |
| Notes | FEMA# 2691 Use: PERFUMING |
| Class | Flavor and Fragrance Chemical Compounds |

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