36392

Acetaldehyde solution

natural, 50 wt. % in ethanol, analytical standard

• Linear Formula: CH₃CHO
• CAS Number: 75-07-0
• Molecular Weight: 44.05
• MDL number: MFCD00006991
• UNSPSC Code: 77101502
• PubChem Substance ID: 329755346
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• grade: analytical standard; natural
• Quality Level: 100
• assay: ≥98.0% (acetaldehyde & ethanol, GC)
• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• concentration: ≥48.0% (acetaldehyde, T); 50 wt. % in ethanol
• refractive index: n20/D 1.380
• density: 0.868 g/mL at 20 °C
• format: single component solution
• storage temp.: 2-8°C
• SMILES string: [H]C(C)=O
• InChI: 1S/C2H4O/c1-2-3/h2H,1H3
• InChI key: IKHGUXGNUITLKF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Acetaldehyde comprises of a carbonyl group linked to a hydrogen atom. It is a well-known mutagen and carcinogen.

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Application

Acetaldehyde has been used as a reference standard for the determination of acetaldehyde as a volatile constituent of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) by gas chromatography coupled with ion mobility spectrometry (IMS).
It may be used as a reference standard for the detection of acetaldehyde which is formed as a pyrolysis product of tobacco additives and as endogenous aldehyde in human urine by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry technique.

Analysis Note

acetaldehyde forms the diacetal in alcoholic solution

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS02,GHS08,GHS07
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H224,H319,H335,H341,H350
• pcodes: P202 - P210 - P233 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P308 + P313 - P403 + P233
• Hazard Classifications: Carc. 1B - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 1 - Muta. 2 - STOT SE 3
• target_organs: Respiratory system
• Storage Class: 3 - Flammable liquids
• wgk_germany: WGK 3