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ChemSpider ID: 5949
Empirical Formula: C6H12O
Molecular Weight: 100.1589
Nominal Mass: 100 Da
Average Mass: 100.1589 Da
Monoisotopic Mass: 100.088815 Da
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Systematic Name: hexanal
SMILES: O=CCCCCC
InChI: InChI=1/C6H12O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7/h6H,2-5H2,1H3
InChIKey: JARKCYVAAOWBJS-UHFFFAOYAA
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  • experimental physchem properties
    • Melting Point: -56
    • Melting Point: < -20 C
    • Boiling Point: 130-131
    • Boiling Point: 131
    • Boiling Point: 119 - 124 C
    • Flash Point: 25(77F)
    • Flash Point: 25 C
    • Specific Gravity: 0.834
    • Specific Gravity: 0.808-0.817
    • Refraction Index: 1.4050
    • Refraction Index: 1.402-1.407
    • Solubility: -1.30
  • miscellaneous
    • Appearance: almost colourless liquid/fatty-green, grassy odour
    • Appearance: liquid
    • Stability: Stable. Flammable. Incompatible with oxidizing agents, strong bases, strong reducing agents.
    • Toxicity: ORL-RAT LD50 4890 mg kg-1, ORL-MUS LD50 8292 mg kg-1, ORL-MAM LD50 3700 mg kg-1
    • Safety: DANGER: FLAMMABLE, irritates skin and eyes
    • Safety: Adequate ventilation, safety glasses.
Names and Synonyms

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Capronic ​Aldehyde

n-hexanal

1-Hexanal

200-624-5 [EINECS/ELINCS]

4-01-00-0​3296 (Bei​lstein Ha​ndbook Re​ference) [Beilstein]

66-25-1 [RN]

Aldehyde ​C6

Aldehyde ​C-6

C6 aldehy​de

Caproalde​hyde

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Database ID(s)

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(Details...) Predicted Properties
LogP: ACD/LogP: 1.97
XLogP: 2.30
ALOGPS: 2.37
# of Rule of 5 Violations: 0
ACD/LogD (pH 5.5): 1.97 ACD/LogD (pH 7.4): 1.97
ACD/BCF (pH 5.5): 18.47 ACD/BCF (pH 7.4): 18.47
ACD/KOC (pH 5.5): 280.6 ACD/KOC (pH 7.4): 280.6
#H bond acceptors: 1 #H bond donors: 0
#Freely Rotating Bonds: 4 Polar Surface Area: 17.07 Å2
Index of Refraction: 1.396 Molar Refractivity: 30.03 cm3
Molar Volume: 124.8 cm3 Polarizability: 11.9 10-24cm3
Surface Tension: 25.1 dyne/cm Density: 0.801 g/cm3
Flash Point: 26.2 °C Enthalpy of Vaporization: 36.57 kJ/mol
Boiling Point: 127.9 °C at 760 mmHg Vapour Pressure: 10.9 mmHg at 25°C
            
 Log Octanol-Water Partition Coef (SRC):
    Log Kow (KOWWIN v1.67 estimate) =  1.80
    Log Kow (Exper. database match) =  1.78
       Exper. Ref:  Hansch,C et al. (1995)

 Boiling Pt, Melting Pt, Vapor Pressure Estimations (MPBPWIN v1.42):
    Boiling Pt (deg C):  132.20  (Adapted Stein & Brown method)
    Melting Pt (deg C):  -55.13  (Mean or Weighted MP)
    VP(mm Hg,25 deg C):  9.57  (Mean VP of Antoine & Grain methods)
    MP  (exp database):  -56 deg C
    BP  (exp database):  131 deg C
    VP  (exp database):  1.13E+01 mm Hg at 25 deg C

 Water Solubility Estimate from Log Kow (WSKOW v1.41):
    Water Solubility at 25 deg C (mg/L):  3527
       log Kow used: 1.78 (expkow database)
       no-melting pt equation used
     Water Sol (Exper. database match) =  5640 mg/L (30 deg C)
        Exper. Ref:  DAVIS,PL (1968)

 Water Sol Estimate from Fragments:
    Wat Sol (v1.01 est) =  7706.6 mg/L
    Wat Sol (Exper. database match) =  5640.00
       Exper. Ref:  DAVIS,PL (1968)

 ECOSAR Class Program (ECOSAR v0.99h):
    Class(es) found:
       Aldehydes

 Henrys Law Constant (25 deg C) [HENRYWIN v3.10]:
   Bond Method :   2.11E-004  atm-m3/mole
   Group Method:   2.39E-004  atm-m3/mole
   Exper Database: 2.13E-04  atm-m3/mole
 Henrys LC [VP/WSol estimate using EPI values]:  3.576E-004 atm-m3/mole

 Log Octanol-Air Partition Coefficient (25 deg C) [KOAWIN v1.10]:
  Log Kow used:  1.78  (exp database)
  Log Kaw used:  -2.060  (exp database)
      Log Koa (KOAWIN v1.10 estimate):  3.840
      Log Koa (experimental database):  4.410

 Probability of Rapid Biodegradation (BIOWIN v4.10):
   Biowin1 (Linear Model)         :   1.0929
   Biowin2 (Non-Linear Model)     :   1.0000
 Expert Survey Biodegradation Results:
   Biowin3 (Ultimate Survey Model):   3.2985  (days-weeks  )
   Biowin4 (Primary Survey Model) :   4.1689  (days        )
 MITI Biodegradation Probability:
   Biowin5 (MITI Linear Model)    :   1.0236
   Biowin6 (MITI Non-Linear Model):   0.9839
 Anaerobic Biodegradation Probability:
   Biowin7 (Anaerobic Linear Model):  0.6653
 Ready Biodegradability Prediction:   YES

Hydrocarbon Biodegradation (BioHCwin v1.01):
    Structure incompatible with current estimation method!

 Sorption to aerosols (25 Dec C)[AEROWIN v1.00]:
  Vapor pressure (liquid/subcooled):  1.51E+003 Pa (11.3 mm Hg)
  Log Koa (Exp database): 4.410
   Kp (particle/gas partition coef. (m3/ug)):
       Mackay model           :  1.99E-009 
       Octanol/air (Koa) model:  6.31E-009 
   Fraction sorbed to airborne particulates (phi):
       Junge-Pankow model     :  7.19E-008 
       Mackay model           :  1.59E-007 
       Octanol/air (Koa) model:  5.05E-007 

 Atmospheric Oxidation (25 deg C) [AopWin v1.92]:
   Hydroxyl Radicals Reaction:
      OVERALL OH Rate Constant =  28.8311 E-12 cm3/molecule-sec
      Half-Life =     0.371 Days (12-hr day; 1.5E6 OH/cm3)
      Half-Life =     4.452 Hrs
   Ozone Reaction:
      No Ozone Reaction Estimation
   Fraction sorbed to airborne particulates (phi): 1.16E-007 (Junge,Mackay)
    Note: the sorbed fraction may be resistant to atmospheric oxidation

 Soil Adsorption Coefficient (PCKOCWIN v1.66):
      Koc    :  17.34
      Log Koc:  1.239 

 Aqueous Base/Acid-Catalyzed Hydrolysis (25 deg C) [HYDROWIN v1.67]:
    Rate constants can NOT be estimated for this structure!

 Bioaccumulation Estimates from Log Kow (BCFWIN v2.17):
   Log BCF from regression-based method = 0.671 (BCF = 4.684)
       log Kow used: 1.78 (expkow database)

 Volatilization from Water:
    Henry LC:  0.000213 atm-m3/mole  (Henry experimental database)
    Half-Life from Model River:      3.772  hours
    Half-Life from Model Lake :      125.1  hours   (5.211 days)

 Removal In Wastewater Treatment:
    Total removal:              11.19  percent
    Total biodegradation:        0.09  percent
    Total sludge adsorption:     1.84  percent
    Total to Air:                9.26  percent
      (using 10000 hr Bio P,A,S)

 Level III Fugacity Model:
           Mass Amount    Half-Life    Emissions
            (percent)        (hr)       (kg/hr)
   Air       2.97            8.1          1000       
   Water     36.1            208          1000       
   Soil      60.8            416          1000       
   Sediment  0.0952          1.87e+003    0          
     Persistence Time: 185 hr