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p-Tolualdehyde

analytical standard

• Synonym(s): 4-Methylbenzaldehyde
• Linear Formula: CH₃C₆H₄CHO
• CAS Number: 104-87-0
• Molecular Weight: 120.15
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 385772
• EC Number: 203-246-9
• MDL number: MFCD00006954
• UNSPSC Code: 85151701
• PubChem Substance ID: 329756103
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• grade: analytical standard
• Quality Level: 100
• assay: ≥97.0% (GC)
• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• technique(s): HPLC: suitable; gas chromatography (GC): suitable
• impurities: ≤0.5% o-tolualdehyde (GC); ≤0.50% m-tolualdehyde (GC); ≤1.0% water; ≤3.0% free carboxylic acid (T)
• refractive index: n20/D 1.544-1.548; n20/D 1.545 (lit.)
• bp: 204-205 °C (lit.); 82-85 °C/11 mmHg (lit.)
• density: 1.019 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• application(s): cleaning products; cosmetics; flavors and fragrances; food and beverages; personal care
• format: neat
• SMILES string: [H]C(=O)c1ccc(C)cc1
• InChI: 1S/C8H8O/c1-7-2-4-8(6-9)5-3-7/h2-6H,1H3
• InChI key: FXLOVSHXALFLKQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

p-Tolualdehyde (4-Methylbenzaldehyde) is a methylated benzene that belongs to the class of aromatic aldehydes. It is identified as a flavor/aroma component in Greek cotton honey, Brazilian wines, tobacco, etc. 4-Methylbenzaldehyde is also reported to be produced by the members of the genus, Phellinus.

Application

p-Tolualdehyde may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in the following:

• Air samples using high-performance liquid chromatography with UV detection (HPLC-UV).
• Mango cultivars using gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS).

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: GHS07
• signalword: Warning
• hcodes: H302,H315,H319
• pcodes: P264 - P280 - P301 + P312 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P332 + P313
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2
• Storage Class: 10 - Combustible liquids
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: 161.6 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: 72 °C - closed cup