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acetaldehyde

C2H4O

Acetaldehyde has the molecular formula C2H4O and a molar mass of 44.05 g/mol, a melting point of -123.3 °C and a boiling point of 20.2 °C.

Properties

Molecular formulaC2H4O
Molar mass44.05 g/mol
Exact (monoisotopic) mass44.02621 g/mol
Melting point-123.33 °C
Boiling point20.2 °C
Density0.79 g/cm³
logP (octanol–water)-0.3
Topological polar surface area17.1 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors / acceptors0 / 1
Heavy atoms3
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Elemental composition

7 atoms across 3 elements, by mass.

ElementAtomsPercent by mass
Carbon (C)254.53%
Oxygen (O)136.32%
Hydrogen (H)49.15%

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Molar mass and elemental composition are computed from IUPAC 2021 conventional atomic weights. Formula, exact mass and the computed descriptors come from PubChem, which is US government work and in the public domain. Melting point, boiling point and density come from Wikidata under CC0. Properties with no figure shown are absent from those sources rather than zero.