Acetaldehyde diethyl acetal
SIAL/55795 - analytical standard
Synonym: 1,1-Diethoxyethane; Acetal
CAS Number: 105-57-7
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C6H14O2
Molecular Weight: 118.17
EC Number: 203-310-6
MDL Number: MFCD00009243
Linear Formula: CH3CH(OC2H5)2
Product Type: Chemical
| application(s) | cleaning products cosmetics food and beverages personal care |
| assay | ≥98.0% (GC) |
| autoignition temp. | 446 °F |
| bp | 102 °C (lit.) |
| density | 0.831 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| expl. lim. | 10.4 % |
| format | neat |
| grade | analytical standard |
| InChI | 1S/C6H14O2/c1-4-7-6(3)8-5 |
| InChI key | DHKHKXVYLBGOIT-UHFFFAOYSA |
| Quality Level | 100 ![]() |
| refractive index | n |
| shelf life | limited shelf life, expiry date on the label |
| SMILES string | CCOC(C)OCC |
| vapor density | 4.1 (vs air) |
| vapor pressure | 20 mmHg ( 20 °C) |
| 8 mmHg ( 8 °C) |
| Application: | Acetaldehyde diethyl acetal may be used as a reference standard for the determination of acetaldehyde diethyl acetal in: • Wine vinegars by headspace sorptive extraction−thermal desorption−gas chromatography−mass spectrometry (HSSE−TD−GC−MS). • Distilled spirits by GC with flame ionization detection (FID) as well as GC-FID-MS. • Organic red wines derived from Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains by GC-FID as well as HSSE-GC−MS. • Cognac (brandy) by HS-GC-MS. |
| General description: | Acetaldehyde diethyl acetal is one of the precursors utilized for the synthesis of fragrances and pharmaceutical products. |
| Symbol | ![]() GHS02,GHS05 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H225 - H314 |
| Precautionary statements | P210 - P280 - P301 + P330 + P331 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| RIDADR | UN1088 - class 3 - PG 2 - Acetal |
| WGK Germany | WGK 2 |
| Flash Point(F) | < 68.0 °F - closed cup |
| Flash Point(C) | < 20 °C - closed cup |
| Purity | ≥98.0% (GC) |
| bp | 102 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 0.831 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| Refractive Index | n |
| UNSPSC | 12352114 |



