Molecule record

terephthalaldehyde

C8H6O2

134.13 g/mol

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Molecular properties

Formula
C8H6O2
Molar mass
134.13 g·mol−1
Exact mass
134.0368 Da
6
PubChem CID
12173

Functional groups

Aldehyde
Aromatic ring

Physical properties

No source-backed physical properties are curated for this molecule yet.

Common names and synonyms

  • 1,4-Benzenedicarboxaldehyde
  • 1,4-DICARBOXALDEHYDE-BENZENE
  • 1,4-Phthalaldehyde
  • 1,4-TEREPHTHALDICARBALDEHYDE
  • 1,4Benzenedicarboxaldehyde
  • 1,4Diformylbenzene
  • 4formylbenzaldehyde
  • DTXCID9043300
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  • DTXSID6060769
  • EINECS 210-784-8
  • HSDB 8458
  • InChI=1/C8H6O2/c9-5-7-1-2-8(6-10)4-3-7/h1-6
  • KUCOHFSKRZZVRO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • M2Y6E4N2TS
  • NSC-13395
  • P-DIFORMYLBENZENE
  • RefChem:187952
  • Terephthalaldehyde (8CI)
  • Terephthaldehyde
  • Terephthaldicarboxaldehyde
  • UNII-M2Y6E4N2TS
  • pBenzenedicarboxaldehyde
  • pFormylbenzaldehyde
  • pPhthalaldehyde

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
O=Cc1ccc(C=O)cc1
Isomeric SMILES
C1=CC(=CC=C1C=O)C=O
InChI
InChI=1S/C8H6O2/c9-5-7-1-2-8(6-10)4-3-7/h1-6H
InChIKey
KUCOHFSKRZZVRO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
12173

Spectroscopy

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Simulated NMR

On-demand educational prediction for terephthalaldehyde; not experimental data.

Simulated EI mass spectrum

On-demand educational fragmentation for terephthalaldehyde; not experimental data.

Sources

Molecule identity

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Open source record
terephthalaldehyde - Formula, Structure | ChemArche