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Formula of Acetal (C6H14O2)

Identification of Acetal Chemical Compound

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Chemical Formula C6H14O2
Molecular Weight 118.17416 g/mol
IUPAC Name 1,1-diethoxyethane
SMILES String CCOC(C)OCC
InChI InChI=1S/C6H14O2/c1-4-7-6(3)8-5-2/h6H,4-5H2,1-3H3
InChIKey DHKHKXVYLBGOIT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Chemical Formula Description

The Acetal molecule contains a total of 22 atom(s). There are 14 Hydrogen atom(s), 6 Carbon atom(s), and 2 Oxygen atom(s). A chemical formula of Acetal can therefore be written as:

C6H14O2

The chemical formula of Acetal shown above is based on the molecular formula indicating the numbers of each type of atom in a molecule without structural information, which is different from the empirical formula which provides the numerical proportions of atoms of each type.

The above chemical formula is the basis of stoichiometry in chemical equations, i.e., the calculation of relative quantities of reactants and products in chemical reactions. The law of conservation of mass dictates that the quantity of each element given in the chemical formula does not change in a chemical reaction. Thus, each side of the chemical equation must represent the same quantity of any particular element based on the chemical formula.

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Additional Information for Identifying Acetal Molecule

  • Structure Data File (SDF/MOL File) of Acetal

    The structure data file (SDF/MOL File) of Acetal is available for download in the SDF page of Acetal providing the information about the atoms, bonds, connectivity and coordinates of Acetal, which is not completely available in the chemical formula representation. The Acetal structure data file can be imported to most of the cheminformatics software for further analysis and visualization.

  • Chemical structure of Acetal

    The chemical structure image of Acetal is available in chemical structure page of Acetal, which specifies the molecular geometry, i.e., the spatial arrangement of atoms in the chemical formula of Acetal and the chemical bonds that hold the atoms together.

  • Molecular weight of Acetal

    The molecular weight of Acetal is available in molecular weight page of Acetal, which is calculated as the sum of the atomic weights of each constituent element multiplied by the number of atoms of that element specified in the chemical formula of Acetal.


  • InChI (IUPAC International Chemical Identifier) information of Acetal

    The molecular chemical formulas lack structural information. An alternative textual expression including the structural information is InChI. The full standard InChI of Acetal is:

    InChI=1S/C6H14O2/c1-4-7-6(3)8-5-2/h6H,4-5H2,1-3H3

    It can provide a standard way to encode the molecular information of Acetal to facilitate the search for the compound information in databases and on the web.

    The condensed, 27 character standard InChIKey (hashed version of the full standard InChI) of Acetal is:

    InChIKey=DHKHKXVYLBGOIT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

    The InChIKey may allow easier web searches for Acetal, but it needs to be linked to the full InChI to get back to the original structure of the Acetal since the full standard InChI cannot be reconstructed from the InChIKey.

  • Other names (synonyms) or registry numbers of Acetal

    The Acetal compound may have different names depending on the various different situations of industrial applications. The list of the other names (synonyms) of Acetal including the registry numbers is given below, if available:

    • BBV-266503
    • AR-1H6101
    • Z1258578254
    • F8880-7267
    • SR-01000944353-1
    • S14-1489
    • J-803005
    • J-001450
    • Acetaldehyde diethyl acetal, analytical standard
    • EN300-20127
    • D0455
    • N,N-Diethyl-N,N-dibenzyl ammonium chloride
    • 73506-93-1
    • 30846-29-8
    • Acetal [UN1088] [Flammable liquid]
    • UN 1088
    • Acetal [UN1088] [Flammable liquid]
    • MFCD00009243
    • Acetal (Acetaldehyde diethyl acetal)
    • Acetaldehyde diethyl acetal, 99%
    • Acetal, natural, FG, >=97%
    • ETHYL, 2,2-DIETHOXY-
    • 5G14F9E2HB
    • CH3CH(OC2H5)2
    • Acetal, >=98%, FG
    • Ethylidine diethyl ether
    • Diethoxy-1,1-ethane
    • MARTOGG LUCEL
    • Ethanal diethyl acetal
    • 1,1-diethoxy-ethane
    • Ethane, 1,1-diethoxy-, homopolymer
    • Capsicum annuum l
    • Acetal Natural
    • CAS-105-57-7
    • polyacetal
    • C6H14O2
    • 1,1-Diaethoxy-aethan [German]
    • FEMA No. 2002
    • 1,1-Diethoxy-ethaan [Dutch]
    • 1,1-Dietossietano [Italian]
    • Acetal diethylique [French]
    • Acetaldehyde ethyl acetal
    • Diaethylacetal [German]
    • diethoxyethane
    • Ethylidenediethyl ether
    • USAF DO-45
    • Acetale [Italian]
    • Ethane, diethoxy-
    • Acetal (natural)
    • Acetaal [Dutch]
    • 1,1-Diaethoxy-aethan
    • Acetaldehyde, diethyl acetal
    • 1,1-Diethoxy-ethaan
    • Acetale
    • Acetaal
    • Diethylacetal
    • 1,1-Dietossietano
    • Acetal diethylique
    • Diaethylacetal
    • Ethylidene diethyl ether
    • Ethane, 1,1-diethoxy-
    • Acetaldehyde diethyl acetal
    • Diethyl acetal
    • 105-57-7
    • Acetal

Acetal Identification Summary Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What’s the chemical formula of Acetal?
C6H14O2
How many atoms and what are they in the Acetal structure?
22 atom(s) - 14 Hydrogen atom(s), 6 Carbon atom(s), and 2 Oxygen atom(s)
How many chemical bonds and what are they in the Acetal structure?
21 bond(s) - 7 non-H bond(s), 4 rotatable bond(s), and 2 ether(s) (aliphatic)
What’s the molecular weight of Acetal?
118.17416 g/mol
What’s the SMILES string of Acetal?
CCOC(C)OCC
What’s the InChI of Acetal?
InChI=1S/C6H14O2/c1-4-7-6(3)8-5-2/h6H,4-5H2,1-3H3
What’s the InChIKey of Acetal?
DHKHKXVYLBGOIT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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