Properties of acetaldehyde

Thermophysical properties for acetaldehyde (CAS: 75-07-0). 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: 2, H: 4, O: 1
  • CAS
    75-07-0
  • Formula
    C2H4O
  • ID
    75-07-0
  • InChI
    C2H4O/c1-2-3/h2H,1H3
  • InChI Key
    IKHGUXGNUITLKF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • IUPAC Name
    ethanal
  • Molecular Weight (kg)
    44.0526
  • Phase
    g
  • PubChem ID
    177
  • SMILES
    CC=O
  • Synonyms

Physical Properties

  • Acentric factor
    0.303
  • Critical pressure (bar)
    75
  • Critical temperature (°C)
    192.85
  • Critical volume (m³/kmol)
    0.154
  • Dipole moment
    2.69
  • Melting temperature (°C)
    -124.5
  • Normal boiling temperature (°C)
    20.8

State-dependent Properties

  • API gravity
    48.1465
  • Compressibility factor
    1
  • Density (kg/m³)
    1.80061
  • Dynamic viscosity (cP)
    0.00860362
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)
    578.403
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)
    2.5480e+4
  • Gibbs free energy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Joule–Thomson coefficient
    1.5823e-13
  • Kinematic viscosity
    4.7782e-6
  • Molar enthalpy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Molar entropy (kJ/(kmol·K))
    0
  • Molar heat capacity (kJ/(kmol·K))
    55.3491
  • Molar volume (m³/kmol)
    24.4654
  • Parachor
    2.1573e-5
  • Poynting correction factor
    0.999547
  • Prandtl number
    0.767636
  • Saturation pressure (bar)
    1.21089
  • Saturation temperature (°C)
    20.2416
  • Solubility parameter
    2.0108e+4
  • Specific enthalpy (kJ)
    0
  • Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)
    0
  • Specific gravity
    1.52022
  • Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)
    1.25643
  • Surface tension
    0.0204892
  • Thermal conductivity
    0.014082
  • Thermal diffusivity
    6.2245e-6

Safety Properties

  • Autoignition temperature (°C)
    155
  • Flash point temperature (°C)
    -38
  • Lower flammability limit
    0.04
  • Upper flammability limit
    0.6

Environmental Properties

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