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Sigma-Aldrich

Octanal

≥95%, FCC, FG

Synonym(s):

Aldehyde C8, Caprylic aldehyde, Octyl aldehyde

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)6CHO
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
128.21
FEMA Number:
2797
Beilstein:
1744086
EC Number:
Council of Europe no.:
97
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
PubChem Substance ID:
Flavis number:
5.009
NACRES:
NA.21

biological source

synthetic

Quality Level

grade

FG
Fragrance grade
Halal
Kosher

Agency

follows IFRA guidelines
meets purity specifications of JECFA

reg. compliance

EU Regulation 1223/2009
EU Regulation 1334/2008 & 178/2002
FCC
FDA 21 CFR 172.515

vapor pressure

2 mmHg ( 20 °C)
850 mmHg ( 25 °C)
850 mmHg ( 25 °C)

Assay

≥95%

refractive index

n20/D 1.421 (lit.)

bp

171 °C (lit.)

mp

12-15 °C (lit.)

density

0.82 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

Documentation

see Safety & Documentation for available documents

food allergen

no known allergens

fragrance allergen

no known allergens

Organoleptic

fatty; green; orange; waxy; citrus

SMILES string

[H]C(=O)CCCCCCC

InChI

1S/C8H16O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9/h8H,2-7H2,1H3

InChI key

NUJGJRNETVAIRJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Pictograms

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Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

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

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

125.6 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

52 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Hector D Douglas et al.
Hormones and behavior, 54(2), 325-329 (2008-05-01)
Crested auklets emit a citrus-like odorant that is seasonally modulated, suggesting that it is a secondary sexual trait. We hypothesized that expression of the chemical odorant is facilitated by steroid hormones, similar other secondary sexual traits in birds. Therefore we
Minh Q Nguyen et al.
PloS one, 7(7), e41899-e41899 (2012-08-01)
In mammals, odorants are detected by a large family of receptors that are each expressed in just a small subset of olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs). Here we describe a strain of transgenic mice engineered to express an octanal receptor in
Ricardo C Araneda et al.
The Journal of physiology, 555(Pt 3), 743-756 (2004-01-16)
Several lines of evidence suggest that odorants are recognized through a combinatorial process in the olfactory system; a single odorant is recognized by multiple receptors and multiple odorants are recognized by the same receptor. However few details of how this
R C Araneda et al.
Nature neuroscience, 3(12), 1248-1255 (2000-12-02)
An odor perception is the brain's interpretation of the activation pattern of many peripheral sensory neurons that are differentially sensitive to a wide variety of odors. The sensitivity of these neurons is determined by which of the thousand or so
Yong Jie Li et al.
Environmental science & technology, 42(19), 7138-7145 (2008-10-23)
Atmospheric accretion reactions of octanal with sulfuric acid as a catalyst were investigated in bulk liquid-liquid experiments and gas-particle experiments. In bulk studies, trioxane, alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehyde, and trialkyl benzene were identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry as major reaction products with

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