Heptanal

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Heptanal [1]
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Heptanal
Other names
Heptanaldehyde
Aldehyde C-7
Enanthaldehyde
Heptyl aldehyde
n-Heptanal
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  • InChI=1/C7H14O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8/h7H,2-6H2,1H3
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  • O=CCCCCCC
Properties
C7H14O
Molar mass 114.18
AppearanceClear liquid
Density 0.80902 at 30 °C
Melting point −43.3 °C (−45.9 °F; 229.8 K)
Boiling point 152.8 °C (307.0 °F; 425.9 K)
Slightly soluble
-81.02·10−6 cm3/mol
Related compounds
Related aldehydes
 Hexanal

Octanal

Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Heptanal or heptanaldehyde is an alkyl aldehyde. It is a colourless liquid with a strong fruity odor, which is used as precursor to components in perfumes and lubricants. [2]

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Production

The formation of heptanal in the fractional distillation of castor oil [3] was already described in 1878. The large-scale production is based on the pyrolytic cleavage of ricinoleic acid [4] (Arkema method) and on the hydroformylation of 1-hexene with rhodium 2-ethylhexanoate as a catalyst upon addition of some 2-ethylhexanoic acid (Oxea method): [2] [5]

Hydroformylierung von 1-Hexen IS.svg

Heptanal naturally occurs in the essential oils of ylang-ylang ( Cananga odorata ), clary sage ( Salvia sclarea ), lemon ( Citrus x limon ), bitter orange ( Citrus x aurantium ), rose (Rosa) and hyacinth (Hyacinthus). [6]

Properties

Heptanal is a flammable, slightly volatile colorless liquid of pervasive fruity to oily-greasy odor, [7] which is miscible with alcohols [6] and practically insoluble in water. [8] Because of its sensitivity to oxidation, heptanal is filled under nitrogen and stabilized with 100 ppm hydroquinone. [9]

Heptanal forms flammable vapor-air mixtures. The compound has a flash point of 39.5 °C. [8] The explosion range is between 1.1% by volume as the lower explosion limit (LEL) and 5.2% by volume as the upper explosion limit. [8] Its ignition temperature is 205 °C. [8]

Uses

Heptanal can be used for the production of 1-heptanol via hydrogenation:

Heptanol-Synthese.svg

The oxidation of heptanal with oxygen in the presence of a rhodium catalysts leads at 50 °C to heptanoic acid in 95% yield. [10] Heptanal reacts with benzaldehyde in a Knoevenagel reaction under basic catalysis with high yield and selectivity (> 90%) to jasminaldehyde, [11] [2] which is mostly used in fragrances for its jasmine-like aroma as a cis/trans isomer mixture. [12]

Jasminaldehyd 2 IS.svg

A by-product of the given reaction is the unpleasant rancid smelling (Z)-2-pentyl-2-nonenal. [13] When good reasons are given[ clarification needed ], heptanal can be converted into (Z)-2-pentyl-2-nonenal virtually quantitatively in the presence of aqueous boric acid upon azeotropic removal of water. [14]

2-Pentyl-2-nonenal IS.svg

Full hydrogenation provides the branched primary alcohol 2-pentylnonan-1-ol, also accessible from the Guerbet reaction from heptanol. [15]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 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. ISBN   978-3527306732.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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