• Identifiers

    CAS mumber
    4170-30-3

    Molecular formula
    C4H6O

    SMILES
    C/C=C/C=O

    Retention indicies (RI)

    • DB5: 657.0
    • Carbowax: 1012.0
  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    0.5 Well soluble in MMB, TEC, DEP

    Molecular weight
    70.09 g/mol

    Melting points

    • -105 °F (EPA, 1998)
    • -101 °F (EPA, 1998)
    • -69 °C
    • -76.6 °C
    • -69 °C
    • -76.5 °C (trans), -69 °C (cis)
    • -101 °F
    • -101 °F

    Boiling points

    • 219 °F at 760 mmHg (EPA, 1998)
    • 219.2 °F at 760 mmHg (EPA, 1998)
    • 102.2 °C
    • 102.2 °C
    • 104.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
    • 104 °C
    • 219 °F
    • 219 °F

    Flash points

    • 55 °F (EPA, 1998)
    • 55.4 °F (EPA, 1998)
    • The Guide from the Emergency Response Guidebook is for "crotonaldehyde, inhibited." 13 °C
    • 13 °C (55 °F) Closed cup
    • 9 °C (48 °F) - closed cup
    • 13 °C c.c.
    • 55 °F
    • 45 °F

    Solubilities

    • less than 0.1 mg/mL at 65.3 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • Heat capacity: 0.7 ca/g ... Dimerizes under strong acid conditions, slowly oxidizes to crotonic acid. Solubility of water in crotonaldehyde (g/100g) at 20 °C: 9.5; at 5 °C: 19.2
    • In water (g/100 g): 18.1 at 20 °C; 19.2 at 5 °C
    • In water, 1.81X10+5 mg/L at 20 °C
    • Soluble in chloroform; very soluble in ethanol, ethyl ether, acetone; miscible in benzene
    • Miscible with all proportions with alcohol, ether, toluene, kerosesne, gasolene, solvent naphtha
    • In water, 1.5X10+5 mg/L at 20 °C
    • In water, 1.56X10+5 mg/L at 25 °C
    • Soluble in water
    • In water, 181,000 ppm at 20 °C
    • Soluble in chloroform; very soluble in ethanol, ethyl ether, acetone; miscible with benzene
    • 150 mg/mL at 2 °C
    • Solubility in water, g/100ml at 20 °C: 15-18 (freely soluble)
    • 18%

  • Synonyms

    • CROTONALDEHYDE
    • 2-Butenal
    • Crotonal
    • Crotylaldehyde
    • (2E)-but-2-enal
    • 123-73-9
    • trans-Crotonaldehyde
    • (E)-Crotonaldehyde
    • Methylpropenal
    • Crotonic aldehyde
    • trans-2-Butenal
    • 1-Formylpropene
    • (E)-but-2-enal
    • 2-Butenal, (2E)-
    • Propylene aldehyde
    • beta-Methylacrolein
    • 2-Butenaldehyde
    • Aldehyde crotonique
    • Krotonaldehyd
    • trans-but-2-enal
    • Topanel
    • trans- Crotonal
    • trans-2-butenaldehyde
    • Topanel CA
    • 4170-30-3
    • 2-Butenal, (E)-
    • E-2-Butenal
    • beta-Methyl acrolein
    • RCRA waste number U053
    • CROTONALDEHYDE, (E)-
    • 2-Butenal, inhibited
    • CCRIS 909
    • NSC 56354
    • (E)-Crotonaldehyde (IUPAC)
    • HSDB 252
    • CHEBI:41607
    • Crotonaldehyde, inhibited
    • NCI-C56279
    • but-2-enal
    • 3-Methylacrolein, inhibited
    • AI3-18303 (USDA)
    • EINECS 224-030-0
    • UNII-9G72074TUW
    • (E)-2-Butenal
    • UN 1143
    • AI3-18303
    • RCRA waste no. U053
    • DTXCID404864
    • CHEMBL1086445
    • DTXSID8024864
    • EC 224-030-0
    • 9G72074TUW
    • 6PUW625907
    • Butenal
    • Krotonaldehyd [Czech]
    • trans-Crotonaldehyde; trans-2-Butenal
    • (E)-2-Butenal (~0.1% MEHQ)
    • (Z)-2-Butenal
    • .beta.-Methylacrolein
    • (2Z)-2-Butenal
    • Aldehyde crotonique [French]
    • CCRIS 4501
    • Crotonaldehyde, cis-
    • HSDB 2871
    • EINECS 204-647-1
    • UN1143
    • Crotenaldehyde
    • Krotonaldehyde
    • Topenel
    • Croton aldehyde
    • NSC-56354
    • 3-Methylacrolein
    • UNII-6PUW625907
    • Aldehido crotonico
    • t-2-Butenal
    • nchem.215-comp8
    • (2E)-crotonaldehyde
    • 2-Buten-1-al
    • (2E)-2-Butenal
    • But-(E)-2-enal
    • Crotonaldehyde, stabilized
    • Epitope ID:143635
    • Crotonaldehyde, stabilized [UN1143] [Poison]
    • CROTONALDEHYDE (IARC)
    • (E)-CROTONIC ALDEHYDE
    • GTPL6288
    • CROTONALDEHYDE, (2E)-
    • DTXSID6020351
    • Crotonaldehyde, predominantly trans
    • (E)-.BETA.-METHYLACROLEIN
    • (E)-CROTONALDEHYDE [HSDB]
    • CROTONALDEHYDE E-FORM [MI]
    • STR00019
    • Tox21_200316
    • BBL011428
    • BDBM50318489
    • MFCD00007003
    • STL146535
    • AKOS005720774
    • DB04381
    • 2-BUTENAL (TRANS) CROTONALDEHYDE
    • NCGC00090830-01
    • NCGC00090830-02
    • NCGC00257870-01
    • Crotonaldehyde, predominantly trans, 98%
    • CAS-4170-30-3
    • CS-0015768
    • NS00068728
    • C19377
    • Crotonaldehyde, stabilized [UN1143] [Poison]
    • A805141
    • Q416036
    • 95:5 MIXTURE OF TRANS:CIS CROTONALDEHYDE ISOMERS
    • 224-030-0
    • Crotonaldehyde, predominantly trans, >=99%, contains 0.1-0.2% BHT as stabilizer, 1% H2O as stabilizer
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Celery leaf/stem (Libya) 8015-90-5 Apium graveolens L., fam. Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) 0.2%
Lemon leaf (petitgrain) 2 84929-31-7 Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f., fam. Rutaceae 0.23%
Lemon leaf (petitgrain) (Russia) 84929-31-7 Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f., fam. Rutaceae 0.11%
Meyer lemon leaf (Russia) 1 Citrus limon x Citrus sinensis, fam. Rutaceae 0.25%
Bouea macrophylla fruit (Malaysia) Bouea macrophylla Grif. (B. gandaria Blume x Miq., fam. Anacardiaceae 0.01%
Zizyphus jujuba fruit (Malaysia) Zizyphus jujuba Mill. var. inermis, fam. Rhamnaceae 2.05%
Tamarind 3 fruit Tamarindus indica L., fam. Leguminosae 0.1%
Allium macrochatum (Turkey) Allium macrochaetum Boiss. et Hausskn., fam. Liliaceae 0.01%
Chicory root, roasted 1a 68650-43-1 Cichorium intybus L., fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 0.01%
Carob bean powder 2a raw 9000-40-2 Ceratonia siliqua L., fam. Leguminoseae 0.04%
Carob bean powder 2b roasted 9000-40-2 Ceratonia siliqua L., fam. Leguminoseae 0.04%
Truffle, Asian Tuber indicum Cooke et Mass. (T. himalayense Zhang-Minter),fam.Ascomycetae 0.5%