18109

Hexanal

analytical standard

• Synonym(s): Aldehyde C₆, Caproaldehyde, Hexyl aldehyde
• Linear Formula: CH₃(CH₂)₄CHO
• CAS Number: 66-25-1
• Molecular Weight: 100.16
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 506198
• EC Number: 200-624-5
• MDL number: MFCD00007027
• UNSPSC Code: 85151701
• PubChem Substance ID: 329751626
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• 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

Description

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.

Refer to the product′s Certificate of Analysis for more information on a suitable instrument technique. Contact Technical Service for further support.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS02,GHS07
• signalword: Warning
• hcodes: H226,H315,H319
• pcodes: P210 - P233 - P240 - P241 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Irrit. 2
• Storage Class: 3 - Flammable liquids
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: 77.0 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: 25 °C - closed cup