Succinaldehyde

Succinaldehyde
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Butanedial
	Other names Succinaldehyde
Identifiers
CAS Number	638-37-9 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	12007;
ECHA InfoCard	100.010.304
PubChem CID	12524;
UNII	0503177591 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID3021514 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C4H6O2/c5-3-1-2-4-6/h3-4H,1-2H2;
	SMILES O=CCCC=O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C4H6O2
Molar mass	86.09
Appearance	colourless liquid
Density	1.064 g/cm3
Boiling point	58 °C (136 °F; 331 K) at 9 mm Hg
Solubility in water	with hydration
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Succinaldehyde or Butanedial is an organic compound with the formula (C₂H₄(CHO)₂. It is a colorless viscous liquid. Typical of some other saturated dialdehydes, succinaldehyde is handled as the hydrates or methanol-derived acetal. It is a precursor to tropinone. Succinaldehyde can be used as a crosslinking agent for proteins, but it is less widely used than the related dialdehyde glutaraldehyde.