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Metabolite IDPAMDB001684
Identification
Name: Propanal
Description:Propanal or propionaldehyde is the aldehyde of the 3 carbon propyl group. It has a chemical formula of CH3CH2CHO, and is a structural isomer of propanone. At room temperature, it is a colourless liquid with a slightly irritating, fruity odour.; It is principally used as a precursor to trimethylolethane (CH3C(CH2OH)3) through a condensation reaction with formaldehyde; this triol is an important intermediate in the production of alkyd resins. Other applications include reduction to propanol and oxidation to propionic acid.
Structure
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Synonyms:
  • 1-Propanal
  • 1-Propanone
  • Aldehyde propionique
  • C2H5CHO
  • Methylacetaldehyde
  • N-Propanal
  • N-Propionaldehyde
  • Propaldehyde
  • Propanal
  • Propanalaldehyde
  • Propanaldehyde
  • Propional
  • Propionaldehyde
  • Propionic aldehyde
  • Proprionaldehyde
  • Propyl aldehyde
  • Propylaldehyde
  • Propylic aldehyde
Chemical Formula: C3H6O
Average Molecular Weight: 58.0791
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight: 58.041864814
InChI Key: NBBJYMSMWIIQGU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI:InChI=1S/C3H6O/c1-2-3-4/h3H,2H2,1H3
CAS number: 123-38-6
IUPAC Name:propanal
Traditional IUPAC Name: propionaldehyde
SMILES:CCC=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: -80 °C
Experimental Properties:
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility:306 mg/mL at 25 deg CPhysProp
LogP:0.59; 0.59 [HANSCH,C ET AL. (1995)]PhysProp
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility146.0 mg/mLALOGPS
logP0.31ALOGPS
logP0.32ChemAxon
logS0.4ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)15.09ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-6.9ChemAxon
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count0ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area17.07 Å2ChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count1ChemAxon
Refractivity16.35 m3·mol-1ChemAxon
Polarizability6.36 Å3ChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations: Cytoplasm
Reactions:
Pathways: Not Available
Spectra
Spectra:
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash Key
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MSNot Available
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 10V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-0a4i-9000000000-addcd7ef3249da0c3006View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 25V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-052f-9000000000-b7cab81070aff00497c6View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 40V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-0a4l-9000000000-e9e60e8897ba5a8e14eeView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - EI-B (HITACHI RMU-6M) , Positivesplash10-057i-9000000000-52017f5345efcb7c9e18View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-971c212b11d2cbddac7dView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-0a4l-9000000000-86839cd4133b824334acView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0006-9000000000-2bde2476aa46442e7250View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-4a423491df240f1b6594View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-bcb4e63c226b3b43a90dView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-052o-9000000000-b8b5099c348f5e885f6eView in MoNA
MSMass Spectrum (Electron Ionization)splash10-056r-9000000000-666a0ffacd21addbc612View 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
  • Nakashima K, Hidaka Y, Yoshida T, Kuroda N, Akiyama S: High-performance liquid chromatographic determination of short-chain aliphatic aldehydes using 4-(N,N-dimethylaminosulphonyl)-7-hydrazino-2,1, 3-benzoxadiazole as a fluorescence reagent. J Chromatogr B Biomed Appl. 1994 Nov 18;661(2):205-10. Pubmed: 7894659
  • Sakura N, Nishimura S, Fujita N, Namera A, Yashiki M, Kojima T: Determination of acrolein in human urine by headspace gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr B Biomed Sci Appl. 1998 Nov 20;719(1-2):209-12. Pubmed: 9869381
  • Takamoto S, Sakura N, Yashiki M, Kojima T: Determination of acrolein by headspace solid-phase microextraction gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr B Biomed Sci Appl. 2001 Jul 5;758(1):123-8. Pubmed: 11482731
Synthesis Reference: Wang, Yan-bin; Yao, Xiao-ming. Development of the process of making propanal from natural gas and light oil. Tianranqi Huagong (2003), 28(1), 8-10,14.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Download (PDF)
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CHEBI ID17153
HMDB IDHMDB03366
Pubchem Compound ID527
Kegg IDC00479
ChemSpider ID512
WikipediaPropanal
BioCyc IDCPD-665
EcoCyc IDCPD-665
Ligand ExpoPNL

Enzymes

General function:
Involved in oxidoreductase activity
Specific function:
Catalyzes the NADP-dependent oxidation of diverse aldehydes such as chloroacetaldehyde, acetaldehyde, propionaldehyde, benzaldehyde, mafosfamide, 4- hydroperoxycyclophosphamide. Its preferred substrates are acetaldehyde and chloroacetaldehyde
Gene Name:
aldB
Locus Tag:
PA1984
Molecular weight:
54.9 kDa

Transporters