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Metabolite IDPAMDB000512
Identification
Name: Butanal
Description:Butanal is an organic compound that is the aldehyde analog of butane. It is a colorless flammable liquid with an acrid smell. It is miscible with most organic solvents.(wikipedia)
Structure
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Synonyms:
  • 1-Butanal
  • Butaldehyde
  • Butalyde
  • Butan-1-al
  • Butanaldehyde
  • Butyl aldehyde
  • Butylaldehyde
  • Butyral
  • Butyraldehyd
  • Butyraldehyde
  • Butyric aldehyde
  • Butyrylaldehyde
  • N-Butanal
  • N-Butyl aldehyde
  • N-Butylaldehyde
  • N-Butyraldehyde
Chemical Formula: C4H8O
Average Molecular Weight: 72.1057
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight: 72.057514878
InChI Key: ZTQSAGDEMFDKMZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI:InChI=1S/C4H8O/c1-2-3-4-5/h4H,2-3H2,1H3
CAS number: 123-72-8
IUPAC Name:butanal
Traditional IUPAC Name: butoxide
SMILES:CCCC=O
Chemical Taxonomy
Taxonomy DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as alpha-hydrogen aldehydes. These are aldehydes with the general formula HC(H)(R)C(=O)H, where R is an organyl group.
Kingdom Organic compounds
Super ClassOrganooxygen compounds
Class Carbonyl compounds
Sub ClassAldehydes
Direct Parent Alpha-hydrogen aldehydes
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Alpha-hydrogen aldehyde
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Short-chain aldehyde
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular Framework Aliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Physical Properties
State: Liquid
Charge:0
Melting point: -99 °C
Experimental Properties:
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility:71 mg/mL at 25 oC [UNION CARBIDE (1974)]PhysProp
LogP:0.88 [HANSCH,C ET AL. (1995)]PhysProp
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility50.9 mg/mLALOGPS
logP1.1ALOGPS
logP0.76ChemAxon
logS-0.15ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)15.74ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-6.9ChemAxon
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count0ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area17.07 Å2ChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count2ChemAxon
Refractivity20.95 m3·mol-1ChemAxon
Polarizability8.32 Å3ChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations: Cytoplasm
Reactions:
Pathways:
Spectra
Spectra:
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash Key
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 10V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-0ab9-9000000000-e43f72b51db74df7e649View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 25V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-052f-9000000000-038773fb1932929717e0View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 40V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-000x-9000000000-f3c990a0bfba019420a9View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - EI-B (HITACHI RMU-6M) , Positivesplash10-002f-9000000000-c275231e3f5b37fbd589View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - EI-B (HITACHI RMU-6M) , Positivesplash10-0006-9000000000-68ac34ab9def2e36ccc6View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-00di-9000000000-2c1d033322fd9522a728View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-05fr-9000000000-ca73d37ef37b38522b6eView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-052f-9000000000-90b6f84d1349c54881ceView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-00di-9000000000-819efd4b2a60ead6a85cView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-00di-9000000000-59b84d540828a6511e53View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0006-9000000000-f665ffadd808f7e9b0caView in MoNA
MSMass Spectrum (Electron Ionization)splash10-002f-9000000000-6e0649a0dc70c28fcae9View in MoNA
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot Available
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot Available
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot Available
2D NMR[1H,13C] 2D NMR SpectrumNot Available
References
References:
  • Holley AE, Walker MK, Cheeseman KH, Slater TF: Measurement of n-alkanals and hydroxyalkenals in biological samples. Free Radic Biol Med. 1993 Sep;15(3):281-9. Pubmed: 8406128
  • Kanehisa, M., Goto, S., Sato, Y., Furumichi, M., Tanabe, M. (2012). "KEGG for integration and interpretation of large-scale molecular data sets." Nucleic Acids Res 40:D109-D114. Pubmed: 22080510
  • Keseler, I. M., Collado-Vides, J., Santos-Zavaleta, A., Peralta-Gil, M., Gama-Castro, S., Muniz-Rascado, L., Bonavides-Martinez, C., Paley, S., Krummenacker, M., Altman, T., Kaipa, P., Spaulding, A., Pacheco, J., Latendresse, M., Fulcher, C., Sarker, M., Shearer, A. G., Mackie, A., Paulsen, I., Gunsalus, R. P., Karp, P. D. (2011). "EcoCyc: a comprehensive database of Escherichia coli biology." Nucleic Acids Res 39:D583-D590. Pubmed: 21097882
  • Orhan H, van Holland B, Krab B, Moeken J, Vermeulen NP, Hollander P, Meerman JH: Evaluation of a multi-parameter biomarker set for oxidative damage in man: increased urinary excretion of lipid, protein and DNA oxidation products after one hour of exercise. Free Radic Res. 2004 Dec;38(12):1269-79. Pubmed: 15763951
Synthesis Reference: Weizmann, Charles; Garrard, Stanley Frederick. Some condensations of butyl alcohol and butyraldehyde. Journal of the Chemical Society, Transactions (1920), 117 324-38.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Download (PDF)
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CHEBI ID15743
HMDB IDHMDB03543
Pubchem Compound ID261
Kegg IDC01412
ChemSpider ID256
WikipediaButanal
BioCyc IDBUTANAL
EcoCyc IDBUTANAL