Pivaldehyde

Pivaldehyde
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 2,2-Dimethylpropanal
	Other names Trimethylacetaldehyde; Pivalaldehyde; Neopentanal; Neopentaldehyde
Identifiers
CAS Number	630-19-3 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:141557;
ChemSpider	11910;
ECHA InfoCard	100.010.123
EC Number	211-134-6;
PubChem CID	12417;
UNII	SSC20260QW ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID2060888 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C5H10O/c1-5(2,3)4-6/h4H,1-3H3 Key: FJJYHTVHBVXEEQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES CC(C)(C([H])=O)C;
Properties
Chemical formula	(CH3)3CCHO
Molar mass	86.13 g/mol
Boiling point	74–76 °C (165–169 °F; 347–349 K)
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H225, H315, H335
Precautionary statements	P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P312, P321, P332+P313, P362, P370+P378, P403+P233, P403+P235, P405, P501
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). (what is ?) Infobox references

Pivaldehyde is an organic compound, more specifically an aldehyde. Shown in the image is a line-angle representation of this organic aldehyde, whose systematic name, 2,2-dimethylpropanal, is based on the longest carbon chain (three carbon atoms), ending in "-al" to indicate the aldehyde functionality, and where another descriptive synonym is trimethylacetaldehyde.^[2] Pivaldehyde is an example of an aldehyde with a sterically bulky R group, the tertiary-butyl group (with 3 methyl groups, at lower left in the image), attached to the carbonyl, >C=O. By definition, the other "group", R', is a hydrogen (H) atom, shown here pointing directly upward.

References

^ Conant, J. B.; Webb, C. N.; Mendum, W. C. (April 1929). "TRIMETHYLACETALDEHYDE AND DIMETHYLETHYLACETALDEHYDE". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 51 (4): 1246–1255. doi:10.1021/ja01379a038.
^ Pubchem. "Trimethylacetaldehyde". nih.gov. Retrieved 1 March 2016.

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[1] Conant, J. B.; Webb, C. N.; Mendum, W. C. (April 1929). "TRIMETHYLACETALDEHYDE AND DIMETHYLETHYLACETALDEHYDE". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 51 (4): 1246–1255. doi:10.1021/ja01379a038.

[2] Pubchem. "Trimethylacetaldehyde". nih.gov. Retrieved 1 March 2016.

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