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Hexanal

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Aldehyde C6, Caproaldehyde, Hexyl aldehyde

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)4CHO
CAS Number:
66-25-1
Molecular Weight:
100.16
Beilstein:
506198
EC Number:
200-624-5
MDL number:
MFCD00007027
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
PubChem Substance ID:
329751626
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

vapor density

>1 (vs air)

vapor pressure

10 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

≥95.0% (GC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

impurities

≤1.0% water

refractive index

n20/D 1.4035 (lit.)

bp

130-131 °C (lit.)

density

0.815 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

CCCCCC=O

InChI

1S/C6H12O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7/h6H,2-5H2,1H3

InChI key

JARKCYVAAOWBJS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Hexanal is an oxidation product of linoleic acid and is a dominant volatile aldehyde. It could work as an indicator of lipid oxidation for cooked meat and meat flavor deterioration.

Application

It was used as standard for measuring lipid peroxidation in rat liver samples using headspace GC analysis.
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Pictograms

FlameExclamation mark
GHS02,GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H226,H315,H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Irrit. 2

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

closed cup

Flash Point(C)

closed cup

Regulatory Information

危险化学品

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Rapid headspace gas chromatography of hexanal as a measure of lipid peroxidation in biological samples.
Frankel EN, Hu ML, Tappel AL
Lipids, 24(11), 976-981 (1989)
Hexanal as an indicator of meat flavor deterioration.
Shahidi, Fereidoon, and RONALD B. PEGG.
Journal of Food Lipids, 1.3, 177-186 (1994)
Jie Li et al.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry, 436, 59-67 (2014-05-13)
Breast cancer (BC) remains the most commonly diagnosed malignancy in women. We investigated 4 straight aldehydes in the exhaled breath as potential early BC diagnostic biomarkers. End-tailed breath were collected by Bio-VOC® sampler and assayed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Kruskal-Wallis
Zhuomin Zhang et al.
The Analyst, 139(14), 3614-3621 (2014-05-31)
Toxic formaldehyde is sometimes used illegally as a food preservative, however, on-site rapid analysis of trace formaldehyde in aquatic products remains a challenge. In this work, a simple on-site rapid quantification method for trace volatile formaldehyde in aquatic products was
S Böttcher et al.
Food chemistry, 169, 492-498 (2014-09-23)
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the off-flavour masking potential of pea dextrin (PD) in emulsions rich in ω-3 and ω-6-fatty acids in comparison with maltodextrin (MD) and 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPBCD). After optimisation of the homogenisation procedure, stable
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