crotonaldehyde
(redirected from 2-butenal)crotonaldehyde
[¦krōt·ən′al·də‚hīd] (organic chemistry)
C3H5CHO A colorless liquid boiling at 104°C, soluble in water; vapors are lacrimatory; used as an intermediate in manufacture of n-butyl alcohol and quinaldine. Also known as propylene aldehyde.
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