2-Methylisophthalaldehyde
[CAS# 51689-50-0]

Identification

• Name: 2-Methylisophthalaldehyde
• Synonyms: 1,3-Diformyl-2-methylbenzene; 3-Phthalaldehyde
• Molecular Formula: C₉H₈O₂
• Molecular Weight: 148.16
• CAS Registry Number: 51689-50-0
• SMILES: CC1=C(C=CC=C1C=O)C=O
• InChI: 1S/C9H8O2/c1-7-8(5-10)3-2-4-9(7)6-11/h2-6H,1H3
• InChIKey: DPHHDYGAXAVFIA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Properties

• Density: 1.1±0.1g/cm³ (Cal.)
• Boiling point: 273.5±28.0°C at 760 mmHg (Cal.)
• Flash point: 101.5±21.0°C (Cal.)

References

• (1): Nikolai Kuhnert, Giulia M. Rossignolo and Ana Lopez-Periago. The synthesis of trianglimines: on the scope and limitations of the [3 + 3] cyclocondensation reaction between (1R,2R)-diaminocyclohexane and aromatic dicarboxaldehydes, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2003, 1, 1157.