Dodecanal
Dodecanal, also known as lauraldehyde or dodecyl aldehyde, is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)10CHO. This colourless liquid is a component of many fragrances. It occurs naturally in citrus oils, but commercial samples are usually produced from dodecanol by dehydrogenation.[2]
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| Preferred IUPAC name
 Dodecanal  | |
| Other names
 Lauraldehyde; Dodecyl aldehyde  | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.003.621 | 
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| Properties | |
| C12H24O | |
| Molar mass | 184.323 g·mol−1 | 
| Appearance | Colorless liquid[1] | 
| Density | 0.83 g cm−3[1] | 
| Melting point | 12 °C (54 °F; 285 K)[1] | 
| Boiling point | 257 °C (495 °F; 530 K)[1] | 
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| H315, H411 | |
| P273, P302+P352 | |
| Flash point | 114 °C (237 °F; 387 K)[1] | 
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). 
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References
    
- Record of dodecanal in the GESTIS Substance Database of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
 - Christian Kohlpaintner; Markus Schulte; Jürgen Falbe; Peter Lappe; Jürgen Weber. "Aldehydes, Aliphatic". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a01_321.pub2.
 
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