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2-ethylhexanal |
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- 2-ethylcaproaldehyde
- 2-ethylhexaldehyde
- 2-ethylhexan-1-al
- 2-ethylhexanal
- 2-ethylhexylaldehyde
- 3-formylheptane
- alpha-ethylcaproaldehyde
- alpha-ethylhexanal
- beta-propyl-alpha-ethylacrolein
- butyl ethyl acetaldehyde
- butylethylacetaldehyde
- ethylbutylacetaldehyde
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Definition: |
A saturated fatty aldehyde that is heptane in which one of the hydrogens at position 3 has been replaced by a formyl group. It is a metabolite of the plasticisers di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) and di-2-ethylhexyl adipate (DEHA).
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Ontology: |
ChEBI
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EBI
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