Molecular properties
- Formula
- C10H20O
- Molar mass
- 156.26 g·mol−1
- Exact mass
- 156.1514 Da
- 1
- 0
- 1
- 17.10 Ų
- 3.8 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
- CAS
- 112-31-2
- PubChem CID
- 8175
Molecule record
Decanal
C10H20O
156.26 g/mol
Interactions
- Polarity
- Polar functional group with nonpolar contribution from the carbon skeleton.
- Acid-base behavior
- Review ionizable groups and pKa data where available; ChemForge does not infer definitive acid-base state from identity alone.
- Intermolecular forces
- Assess dispersion, dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, and ionic character from the functional groups shown.
Functional groups
Aldehyde
Physical properties
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logp | 3.8 | PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor | PubChem(link only) |
Common names and synonyms
- 1-Decanal
- 1-Decyl aldehyde
- 112-31-2
- 31Z90Q7KQJ
- Aldehyde C-10
- Aldehyde C10
- C-10 aldehyde
- Capraldehyde
Show all 22 synonyms
- Capric aldehyde
- Caprinaldehyde
- Caprinic aldehyde
- DECALDEHYDE
- DTXCID801553
- DTXSID4021553
- Decanaldehyde
- Decyl aldehyde
- Decylic aldehyde
- FEMA No. 2362
- NSC-6087
- n-Decaldehyde
- n-Decanal
- n-Decyl aldehyde
Structure identifiers
- Canonical SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCC=O
- Isomeric SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCC=O
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C10H20O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11/h10H,2-9H2,1H3
- InChIKey
- KSMVZQYAVGTKIV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- PubChem CID
- 8175
Spectroscopy
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Simulated FTIR trace
Predicted FTIR / %T
4 cm-1 resolution / deterministic instrument profile
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Peak assignments
1725 cm−1C=O aldehyde (simulated)
2720 cm−1aldehyde C-H (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)
Simulated NMR
On-demand educational prediction for Decanal; not experimental data.
Simulated EI mass spectrum
On-demand educational fragmentation for Decanal; not experimental data.
Sources
Molecule identity
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simulated IR
ChemForge original educational simulation.