Chemistry:Nonanal

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Nonanal[1]
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Nonanal
Other names
Nonanaldehyde
Nonaldehyde
Pelargonaldehyde
Aldehyde C-9
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
UNII
Properties
C9H18O
Molar mass 142.23862
Appearance Colourless liquid
Density 0.827
Melting point −18 °C (0 °F; 255 K)
Boiling point 191 °C (376 °F; 464 K)
Insoluble
Related compounds
Related aldehydes
Octanal

Decanal

Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Nonanal, also called nonanaldehyde, pelargonaldehyde or Aldehyde C-9, is an aldehyde. A colourless, oily liquid, nonanal is a component of perfumes. Although it occurs in several natural oils, it is produced commercially by hydroformylation of 1-octene.[2]

Mosquitoes

Nonanal has been identified as a compound that attracts Culex mosquitoes.[3][4] Nonanal acts synergistically with carbon dioxide in that regard.[5]

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