
2-Dodecenal
(E)-dodec-2-enal is a trans-2,3-unsaturated fatty aldehyde that is (E)-dodec-2-ene in which the allylic methyl group has been oxidised to the corresponding aldehyde. It has a role as an antibacterial agent, an anthelminthic drug and a plant metabolite. It is a long-chain fatty aldehyde and a trans-2,3-unsaturated fatty aldehyde. It derives from a hydride of an (E)-2-dodecene. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- (E)-dodec-2-enal
- Molecular formula
- C12H22O
- Molecular weight
- 182.30 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 182.167065321 Da
- XLogP3
- 4.8
- 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:133741
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL2228452
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID2051847
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