3-Hydroxybutyraldehyde dimethyl acetal
[CAS# 39562-58-8]

Identification

• Name: 3-Hydroxybutyraldehyde dimethyl acetal
• Synonyms: 4,4-Dimethoxy-2-butanol; Aldol dimethyl acetal
• Molecular Formula: C₆H₁₄O₃
• Molecular Weight: 134.17
• CAS Registry Number: 39562-58-8
• EC Number: 254-512-6

Properties

• Solubility: Freely soluble (361 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Density: 0.9894 g/cm³ (18 ºC)^**
• Boiling point: 84-86 ºC (13 Torr)^***
• Refractive index: 1.4200 (589.3 nm 18 ºC)^**
• Flash point: 70.5±21.8 ºC, Calc.^*

^* Calculated using Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) Software V11.02 (©1994-2016 ACD/Labs)

^** Helferich, Burckhardt; Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft [Abteilung] B: Abhandlungen 1919, V52B, P1800-12.

^*** Bergmann, Max; Justus Liebigs Annalen der Chemie 1924, V438, P278-93.