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Propionaldehyde is an organic compound with the formula CH3CH2CHO. It is a colorless liquid at room temperature and pressure. Propionaldehyde has been discovered in the interstellar medium. Propionaldehyde is a Strecker synthesis precursor to α-amino-n-butyric acid, which has been detected in several carbonaceous chondrites.
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Cleaves, H.J. (2022). Propionaldehyde. In: Gargaud, M., et al. Encyclopedia of Astrobiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27833-4_1285-5
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