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Pivaldehyde is an organic compound, more specifically an aldehyde. Shown in the image is a line-angle representation of this organic aldehyde, whose systematic name, 2,2-dimethylpropanal, is based on the longest carbon chain (three carbon atoms), ending in "-al" to indicate the aldehyde functionality, and where another descriptive synonym is trimethylacetaldehyde.[2] Pivaldehyde is an example of an aldehyde with a sterically bulky R group, the tertiary-butyl group (with 3 methyl groups, at lower left in the image), attached to the carbonyl, >C=O. By definition, the other "group", R', is a hydrogen (H) atom, shown here pointing directly upward.
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Preferred IUPAC name
2,2-Dimethylpropanal | |
Other names
Trimethylacetaldehyde
Pivalaldehyde Neopentanal Neopentaldehyde | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.010.123 |
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Properties | |
(CH3)3CCHO | |
Molar mass | 86.13 g/mol |
Boiling point | 74–76 °C (165–169 °F; 347–349 K)[1] |
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H225, H315, H335 | |
P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P312, P321, P332+P313, P362, P370+P378, P403+P233, P403+P235, P405, P501 | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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See also
edit- Pivalic acid - corresponding carboxylic acid
- Pivalamide - corresponding amide
- Pinacolone - corresponding methyl ketone
References
edit- ^ Conant, J. B.; Webb, C. N.; Mendum, W. C. (April 1929). "TRIMETHYLACETALDEHYDE AND DIMETHYLETHYLACETALDEHYDE". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 51 (4): 1246–1255. doi:10.1021/ja01379a038.
- ^ Pubchem. "Trimethylacetaldehyde". nih.gov. Retrieved 1 March 2016.