
2-Heptenal
(E)-hept-2-enal is a monounsaturated fatty aldehyde that is (2E)-hept-2-ene which is carrying an oxo group at position 1. Found in the peel of Malaysian pink and white pomelo peel and in the scent gland secretion of the rice stink bug Oebalus pugnax. It has a role as a uremic toxin and a plant metabolite. It is a medium-chain fatty aldehyde, an enal and a monounsaturated fatty aldehyde. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- (E)-hept-2-enal
- Molecular formula
- C7H12O
- Molecular weight
- 112.17 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 112.088815002 Da
- XLogP3
- 2.1
- Topological polar surface area
- 17.1 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 1
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:143912
- ChEBI:CHEBI:61724
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL454759
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID30880832
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID4062436
- PubMed:9890881
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