2,2-Dimethyl-4-pentenal Chemical Properties

Melting point:

-53.35°C (estimate)

Boiling point:

124-125 °C (lit.)

Density 

0.825 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.4203(lit.)

Flash point:

65 °F

storage temp. 

2-8°C

form 

Liquid

color 

Clear colorless to light yellow

NIST Chemistry Reference

4-Pentenal, 2,2-dimethyl-(5497-67-6)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

F,Xi,Xn

Risk Statements 

11-36/37/38-22

Safety Statements 

16-26-33-36

RIDADR 

UN 1989 3/PG 3

WGK Germany 

-

HazardClass 

3.1

PackingGroup 

II

HS Code 

29121990

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2,2-Dimethyl-4-pentenal Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

clear colorless to light yellow liquid

Uses

2,2-Dimethyl-4-pentenal has been used:

• as electrophile in the synthesis of rearranged bicyclo[6.3.0]undecane isoprenoid skeleton of cyclooctenoid sesquiterpene dactylol and 3a-epi-dactylol
• in the preparation of imine ligand via condensation with primary amine

Synthesis Reference(s)

Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 7, p. 177, 1990
Synthetic Communications, 10, p. 273, 1980 DOI: 10.1080/00397918008062750
Tetrahedron Letters, 14, p. 3, 1973

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