
Name: | Acetal (Acetaldehyde Diethyl Acetal) |
Catalogue No. | VL5120001 |
CAS No. | 105-57-7 |
Molecular Formula | C6H14O2 |
Molecular Weight | 118.18 |
Status | Under Development |
IUPAC Name | 1,1-Diethoxyethane |
Description | Acetal (Acetaldehyde Diethyl Acetal) (CAS No: 105-57-7) or 1,1-Diethoxyethane is commercially known as acetal and can be synthesized from ethanol and acetaldehyde. Its is used as additive in diesel fuels, to increase the cetane number and combustion of the resulting mixtures. |
References | Gomez, Manuel F., et al. Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis Letters, vol. 73, no. 1, 2001, pp. 143–49, https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1013949627103. |