Decanal

{{hatnote|"Decanal" is also an adjective referring to a person with the title of Dean (Christianity) or Dean (education).}}

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| ImageFile = Decanal structure.png

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| PIN = Decanal

| OtherNames = Decyl aldehyde, caprinaldehyde

|Section1={{Chembox Identifiers

| ChEMBL = 2228377

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| ChemSpiderID = 7883

| EC_number = 203-957-4

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| UNII = 31Z90Q7KQJ

| KEGG_Ref = {{keggcite|correct|kegg}}

| KEGG = C12307

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| CASNo = 112-31-2

| PubChem = 8175

| ChEBI_Ref = {{ebicite|correct|EBI}}

| ChEBI = 31457

| InChIKey = KSMVZQYAVGTKIV-UHFFFAOYAQ

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| StdInChI = 1S/C10H20O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11/h10H,2-9H2,1H3

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| StdInChIKey = KSMVZQYAVGTKIV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

| SMILES = O=CCCCCCCCCC

| InChI = 1/C10H20O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11/h10H,2-9H2,1H3

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|Section2={{Chembox Properties

| C=10 | H=20 | O=1

| Appearance = Colorless liquid

| Density = 0.83 g/mL

| MeltingPtC = 7

| BoilingPtC = 207 to 209

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|Section7={{Chembox Hazards

| GHSPictograms = {{GHS07}}

| GHSSignalWord = Warning

| HPhrases = {{H-phrases|315|319|412}}

| PPhrases = {{P-phrases|264|273|280|302+352|305+351+338|321|332+313|337+313|362|501}}

| MainHazards =

| FlashPtC = 85

| AutoignitionPtC = 200

| NFPA-H = 2

| NFPA-F = 2

| NFPA-I = 0

| ExternalSDS = [https://www.fishersci.com/store/msds?partNumber=AAA11656AE&productDescription=DECANAL%2C+98%25+%28ASSAY%29+100ML&vendorId=VN00024248&countryCode=US&language=en Fisher Scientific]

| LD50 = 3730 mg/kg (rat, oral)
5040 mg/kg (rabbit, dermal)

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|Section8={{Chembox Related

| OtherCompounds = 2-Decanone

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Decanal is an organic compound with the chemical formula {{chem2|CH3(CH2)8CHO}}. A colorless oil, it is classified as an aldehyde.{{Ullmann | author = Christian Kohlpaintner, Markus Schulte, Jürgen Falbe, Peter Lappe, Jürgen Weber, Guido D. Frey | title = Aldehydes, Aliphatic | doi = 10.1002/14356007.a01_321.pub3}}