Cyclopentanecarbaldehyde Chemical Properties

Boiling point:

140-141 °C (lit.)

Density 

0.919 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.4430(lit.)

Flash point:

83 °F

storage temp. 

2-8°C

solubility 

soluble in Chloroform

form 

Liquid

color 

Clear colorless to light yellow

Water Solubility 

Soluble in water and ethanol

Exposure limits

ACGIH: TWA 0.1 ppm
OSHA: TWA 0.1 ppm(0.4 mg/m3)
NIOSH: IDLH 100 mg/m3; TWA 0.1 ppm(0.4 mg/m3)

InChIKey

VELDYOPRLMJFIK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

CAS DataBase Reference

872-53-7(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

Cyclopentanecarboxaldehyde(872-53-7)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

10-36/37/38

Safety Statements 

16-26-36-37/39

RIDADR 

UN 1989 3/PG 3

WGK Germany 

3

HazardClass 

3

PackingGroup 

III

HS Code 

29122990

MSDS

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Cyclopentanecarbaldehyde Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Clear colorless to light yellow liquid

Uses

Cyclopentanecarboxaldehyde may be used in the synthesis of:

• D,L-trans-2-cyclopentylmethylene-1-nitroso-1-(2-hydroxycyclohexyl)hydrazine
• ethyl 5-cyclopentyl-5-hydroxy-2-pentenoate
• ethyl 3-cyclo entyl-3-hydroxy-2-vinylpropanoate

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 96, p. 1623, 1974 DOI: 10.1021/ja00812a074
Synthesis, p. 395, 1988
Tetrahedron Letters, 11, p. 5275, 1970

General Description

Cyclopentanecarboxaldehyde can be prepared from cyclohexene, via copper-catalyzed oxidation with persulfate. It can also be synthesized from mercuric sulfate and cyclohexene.

Cyclopentanecarbaldehyde(872-53-7)Related Product Information

• TERT-AMYL METHYL ETHER
• Methylcyclopentane
• Cyclopentyl methyl ether
• Cyclopentane
• Bromocyclopentane
• Formaldehyde
• Cyclopentyl chloride
• Cyclopentanecarbonyl chloride
• alpha-Amylcinnamaldehyde
• Paraformaldehyde
• CYCLOPENTANESULFONYL CHLORIDE
• METHYL 1-CYCLOPENTENE-1-CARBOXYLATE
• Cyclopropanecarbonyl Chloride
• Cyclopentanemethanol
• 1-CYCLOPENTYL-ETHANONE
• CYCLOPENTYLACETIC ACID
• Cyclopentylboronic acid
• 1,3-Cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid