The Indan-5-carbaldehyde, with the CAS registry number 30084-91-4, is also known as 5-Formylindan. It belongs to the product category of Pharmacetical. Its EINECS registry number is 250-036-8. This chemical's molecular formula is C₁₀H₁₀O and molecular weight is 146.19. What's more, its systematic name and IUPAC name are the same which is called 2,3-Dihydro-1H-indene-5-carbaldehyde.

Physical properties about Indan-5-carbaldehyde are: (1)ACD/LogP: 2.76; (2)# of Rule of 5 Violations: 0; (3)ACD/LogD (pH 5.5): 2.76; (4)ACD/LogD (pH 7.4): 2.76; (5)ACD/BCF (pH 5.5): 73.89; (6)ACD/BCF (pH 7.4): 73.89; (7)ACD/KOC (pH 5.5): 757.1; (8)ACD/KOC (pH 7.4): 757.1; (9)#H bond acceptors: 1; (10)#H bond donors: 0; (11)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 1; (12)Polar Surface Area: 17.07 Å²; (13)Index of Refraction: 1.61; (14)Molar Refractivity: 45.18 cm³; (15)Molar Volume: 130.1 cm³; (16)Polarizability: 17.91×10^-24cm³; (17)Surface Tension: 45.7 dyne/cm; (18)Density: 1.122 g/cm³; (19)Flash Point: 139.7 °C; (20)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 50.01 kJ/mol; (21)Boiling Point: 262.3 °C at 760 mmHg; (22)Vapour Pressure: 0.011 mmHg at 25°C.

Preparation of Indan-5-carbaldehyde: this chemical is prepared by reaction of Dichloro-methoxy-methane with Indan.




The reaction occurs with reagent SnCl₄ and solvent CH₂Cl₂ at temperature of 0°C for 30 minutes. The yield is 98%.

Uses of Indan-5-carbaldehyde: it is used to produce other chemicals. For example, it is used to produce 3-(5-Indanyl)-prop-2-ensaeure.




The reaction occurs with reagent Pyridine and Peridine at temperature of 80°C for 24 hours. The yield is 91%.

You can still convert the following datas into molecular structure:
(1) SMILES: O=Cc1ccc2c(c1)CCC2
(2) InChI: InChI=1/C10H10O/c11-7-8-4-5-9-2-1-3-10(9)6-8/h4-7H,1-3H2
(3) InChIKey: YNGGRNROMJXLCP-UHFFFAOYAX