Compound

propanal

An aldehyde that consists of ethane bearing a formyl substituent. The parent of the class of propanals.

Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:17153), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.

CHEBI:17153ChEBI

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Structure

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A generated conformer of propanal — one low-energy arrangement PubChem computed, not a measured structure. Hydrogens are not drawn; the formula counts them.

Class: Organic compound
Formula: C3H6O
Mass: 58.08 g/mol
Charge: 0
InChIKey: NBBJYMSMWIIQGU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES: [H]C(=O)CC
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Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.

What it touches on the way

Mechanistic reach

4 entities

4 entities reached.

0 reported hops4 assembled from the scaffold

What the reference databases state

Chemical structure

3-acetamidopropanal has the functional parent propanalCompoundChEBI CHEBI:30322Inferred only

Statements

21 statements

21 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: propanal · Sources: Rhea

Order

propanal is converted to 1-propanolCompoundRhea RHEA:50704Inferred only
1-propanol is converted to propanalCompoundRhea RHEA:64712Inferred only
1-propanol is converted to propanalCompoundRhea RHEA:50704Inferred only
propanal is converted to 1-propanolCompoundRhea RHEA:64712Inferred only
2-oxobutanoate is converted to propanalCompoundRhea RHEA:55072Inferred only
propanal is converted to 2-oxobutanoateCompoundRhea RHEA:55072Inferred only
propanal is converted to propane-1,2-diolCompoundRhea RHEA:14569Inferred only
propane-1,2-diol is converted to propanalCompoundRhea RHEA:14569Inferred only
propanoate is converted to propanalCompoundRhea RHEA:68912Inferred only
propanal is converted to propanoateCompoundRhea RHEA:27918Inferred only
propanal is converted to propanoateCompoundRhea RHEA:59000Inferred only
propanal is converted to propanoateCompoundRhea RHEA:67256Inferred only

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propanal is converted to propanoateCompoundRhea RHEA:68912Inferred only
propanoate is converted to propanalCompoundRhea RHEA:27918Inferred only
propanoate is converted to propanalCompoundRhea RHEA:59000Inferred only
propanal is converted to propanoyl-CoACompoundRhea RHEA:36027Inferred only
propanoyl-CoA is converted to propanalCompoundRhea RHEA:36027Inferred only
propanal is metabolised by ADH1AProteinRhea RHEA:50704Inferred only
propanal is metabolised by ALDH1A1ProteinRhea RHEA:67256Inferred only
propanal is metabolised by ALDH1B1ProteinRhea RHEA:67256Inferred only
propanal is metabolised by ALDH9A1ProteinRhea RHEA:67256Inferred only

Reactions

15 reactions

CHEBI:183512propanal
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Rhea RHEA:11100CC BY 4.0Reference data
propane-1,2-diolpropanal+water
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Rhea RHEA:14569CC BY 4.0Reference data
propanal+NADP(3-)+waterpropanoate+NADPH(4-)+2hydron
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Rhea RHEA:27918CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:73142propanal+pyruvate
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Rhea RHEA:36003CC BY 4.0Reference data
propanal+NAD(1-)+coenzyme A(4-)propanoyl-CoA+NADH(2-)+hydron
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Rhea RHEA:36027CC BY 4.0Reference data
1-propanol+NAD(1-)propanal+NADH(2-)+hydron
Catalysed by ADH1A
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Rhea RHEA:50704CC BY 4.0Reference data
2-oxobutanoate+hydronpropanal+carbon dioxide
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Rhea RHEA:55072CC BY 4.0Reference data
propanal+dioxygen+waterpropanoate+hydrogen peroxide+hydron
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Rhea RHEA:59000CC BY 4.0Reference data
1-propanol+2Fe(III)-[cytochrome c]propanal+2Fe(II)-[cytochrome c]+2hydron
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Rhea RHEA:62204CC BY 4.0Reference data
1-propanol+NADP(3-)propanal+NADPH(4-)+hydron
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Rhea RHEA:64712CC BY 4.0Reference data
propanal+NADP(3-)CHEBI:15368+NADPH(4-)+hydron
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Rhea RHEA:64716CC BY 4.0Reference data
propanal+NAD(1-)+waterpropanoate+NADH(2-)+2hydron
Catalysed by ALDH1A1 or ALDH1B1 or ALDH9A1
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Rhea RHEA:67256CC BY 4.0Reference data

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Other names

13 names

Resolves to: propanal

Also called: 1-PropanalC2H5CHOMethylacetaldehyden-Propanaln-PropionaldehydePropaldehydePropanaldehydePropionalPropionic aldehydePropyl aldehydePropylaldehydePropylic aldehyde
Systematic name: propionaldehyde