Acetaldehyde
Acetaldehyde is a clear, colourless, highly flammable liquid with pungent choking odor. Its vapors are heavier than air. It is miscible in ethanol, ether, benzene and chloroform. Also miscible gasoline, paraldehyde, toluene, turpentine and acetic acid.
- Other Names
- Ethyl aldehyde, Azetaldehyde, Acetic aldehyde, Acetic ethanol, ethanone, Ethaldehyde, Aldehyde acetique
- Chemical Formula
- C2H4O
- CAS No
- 75-07-0
- Molar Mass
- 44.053 g/mol
| TEST | RESULT |
|---|---|
| Appearance | Clear, Colourless Liquid |
| Purity | 98.50 - 99.70 % |
| Water | 0.02 % - max |
| Sulphate | 1 ppm - max |
| Non-Volatile Residue | 0.01 % - max |
| Formic Acid | 0.01 % - max |
| Acidity | 0.03 % - max |
| Ethanol | 0.05 % - max |
| Specific Gravity At 25 °C | 0.783 - 0.787 |
Applications:
Acetaldehyde is widely used for the synthesis of other chemicals. It is used in the manufacture of different derivatives like ethyl acetate, pentaerythritol and pyridines.
It is used as a solvent in the rubber, tanning and paper industries, as a fruit and fish preservative, as a flavouring agent, as a denaturant for alcohol and in fuel compositions.
It is used in the production of perfumes, polyester resins and basic dyes.
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