Succinaldehyde

Succinaldehyde or succindialdehyde is an organic compound with the formula (CH2CHO)2. Typical of other dialdehydes, succinaldehyde is highly reactive and is rarely observed as the dialdehyde. Usually, it is handled as the hydrates or methanol-derived acetal. It is a precursor to tropinone. Succinaldehyde can be used as a crosslinking agent for proteins, but it is less widely used than the related dialdehyde glutaraldehyde.

Succinaldehyde
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Butanedial
Other names
Succinaldehyde
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.010.304
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C4H6O2/c5-3-1-2-4-6/h3-4H,1-2H2
  • O=CCCC=O
Properties
C4H6O2
Molar mass 86.09
Appearance colourless liquid
Density 1.064 g/cm3
Boiling point 58 °C (136 °F; 331 K) at 9 mm Hg
with hydration
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references
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