Properties of butyraldehyde

Thermophysical properties for butyraldehyde (CAS: 123-72-8). Use the selector below to view properties in different unit systems.

Calculation Conditions

The following state-dependent properties were calculated at these standard conditions.

Temperature

25 °C

Pressure

1.01325 bar

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Identification

  • Atoms
    C: 4, H: 8, O: 1
  • CAS
    123-72-8
  • Formula
    C4H8O
  • ID
    123-72-8
  • InChI
    C4H8O/c1-2-3-4-5/h4H,2-3H2,1H3
  • InChI Key
    ZTQSAGDEMFDKMZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • IUPAC Name
    butanal
  • Molecular Weight (kg)
    72.1057
  • Phase
    l
  • PubChem ID
    261
  • SMILES
    CCCC=O
  • Synonyms

Physical Properties

  • Acentric factor
    0.352
  • Critical pressure (bar)
    43.2
  • Critical temperature (°C)
    263.85
  • Critical volume (m³/kmol)
    0.258
  • Dipole moment
    2.72
  • Melting temperature (°C)
    -98
  • Normal boiling temperature (°C)
    74.8

State-dependent Properties

  • API gravity
    43.7287
  • Compressibility factor
    0.00369599
  • Density (kg/m³)
    797.418
  • Dynamic viscosity (cP)
    0.419628
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)
    471.224
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)
    3.3978e+4
  • Gibbs free energy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Joule–Thomson coefficient
    -4.1590e-7
  • Kinematic viscosity
    5.2623e-7
  • Molar enthalpy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Molar entropy (kJ/(kmol·K))
    0
  • Molar heat capacity (kJ/(kmol·K))
    136.683
  • Molar volume (m³/kmol)
    0.0904239
  • Parachor
    3.5855e-5
  • Poynting correction factor
    1.00315
  • Prandtl number
    5.58259
  • Saturation pressure (bar)
    0.150282
  • Saturation temperature (°C)
    74.9241
  • Solubility parameter
    1.8664e+4
  • Specific enthalpy (kJ)
    0
  • Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)
    0
  • Specific gravity
    0.798203
  • Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)
    1.8956
  • Surface tension
    0.0243575
  • Thermal conductivity
    0.142487
  • Thermal diffusivity
    9.4263e-8

Safety Properties

  • Autoignition temperature (°C)
    205
  • Flash point temperature (°C)
    -12
  • Lower flammability limit
    0.017
  • Upper flammability limit
    0.125

Environmental Properties

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