PIVALDEHYDE

Synonyms. Pivaldehyde; 2,2-Dimethylpropanal; 2,2-Dimethylpropionaldehyde; alpha,alpha-Dimethylpropanal; alpha,alpha-Dimethylpropionaldehyde; Neopentanal; Pivalic aldehyde; Trimethylacetaldehyde; Neopentanal;

PIVALDEHYDE

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PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS RN

630-19-3

EINECS RN

211-134-6

FORMULA

(CH3)3CCHO

MOLE WEIGHT

86.13

H.S CODE

2912.19.5000

SMILES

C(C=O)(C)(C)C

CLASSIFICATION

Aldehyde

EXTRA NOTES

Application: Commonly used building block in aldol condensation reactions. Employed in a study of the asymmetric cyanation of aldehydes with TMS-CN and a chiral vandium (V)-salen complex. (sigmaaldrich)

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE.

clear liquid

MELTING POINT

6 ~ 7 C

BOILING POINT

77 ~ 78 C

DENSITY

0.793

SOLUBILITY IN WATER

g/l

SOLVENT SOLUBILITY

 

VAPOR DENSITY

 

log P(octanol-water)

1.2

VAPOR PRESSURE

71.2

AUTOIGNITION TEMP

 
pK

 

REFRACTIVE INDEX

1.378

FLASH POINT

 

 

STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
STABILITY Stable under normal conditions.

INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS

Oxidizing agents, Strong reducing agents

POLYMERIZATION

Has not been reported

NFPA RATINGS

Health: 0, Flammability: 3, Reactivity: 0

 

EXTERNAL LINKS & GENERAL DESCRIPTION

USA.gov - Pivaldehyde

Google Scholar Search - Pivaldehyde

Drug Information Portal (U.S. National Library of Medicine) - Pivaldehyde

PubChem Compound Summary - Pivaldehyde

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ -  Pivaldehyde

Material Safety Data Sheet - Pivaldehyde

EPA - Substance Registry Services - Pivaldehyde

 

SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

clear liquid

ASSAY

98% min

BOILING POINT

73 ~ 75 C

WATER

1.0% max

 

TRANSPORT & REGULATORY INFORMATION

UN NO.

1989

HAZARD CLASS

3

PACKING GROUP II

 

SAFETY INFORMATION

HAZARD OVERVIEW

Causes skin irritation. Causes serious eye irritation. May cause respiratory irritation. Highly flammable liquid and vapor. GHS Classification: Flammable liquids, Skin irritation, Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure.

SIGNAL WORD Danger

PICTOGRAMS

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HAZARD STATEMENTS

H225-H315-H319-H335

P STATEMENTS

P261-P305 + P351 + P338

EC DIRECTIVES

 

HAZARD CODES

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RISK PHRASES

11-37/38

SAFETY PHRASES

16-23

 

PACKING

Preserve in light-resistant and well-closed containers